Composition Year | 1897 |
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Genre Categories | Carols; Religious works; For mixed chorus; |
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Work Title | Lo! Christ the Lord is born |
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Alternative. Title | Carol for Christmastide |
Composer | Elgar, Edward |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IEE 125 |
Key | F major |
Text Incipit | Lo! Christ the Lord is born, the earth rejoices |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1897 |
First Publication. | 1909 |
Librettist | Henry Shapcott Bunce (1854–1917) |
Language | English |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 5 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | mixed chorus (SATB) |