Work Title
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It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
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Alternative. Title
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Organ Study No.23
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Composer
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Willis, Richard Storrs
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IRW 1
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Key
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B-flat major
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 carol
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1850
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Librettist
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Edmund Hamilton Sears (1810–1876)
- Text written in 1849, first published in 1850, Boston: The Christian Register
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Language
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English
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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2 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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voices
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External Links
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Wikipedia article Hymntime
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Extra Information
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Originally written by Willis as an organ study, arranged by Uzziah Christopher Burnap (1834–1900), commonly sung in the United States.
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