What Child Is This? (Stainer, John)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
First Publication 1871 in Christmas Carols New and Old (No.14)
Genre Categories Carols; Religious works; For 4 voices (arr); For unaccompanied voices (arr); Scores featuring the voice (arr); For mixed chorus, organ (arr); For chorus with keyboard (arr); Scores featuring mixed chorus (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For mixed chorus (arr); For unaccompanied chorus (arr); English language; For mixed chorus, flute, piano (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For chorus with solo instruments (arr); For mixed chorus, flute, guitar (arr); Scores featuring the guitar (arr); For mixed chorus, recorder, piano (arr); Scores featuring the recorder (arr); For mixed chorus, recorder, lute (arr); Scores featuring the lute (arr); For mixed chorus, violin, piano (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); For mixed chorus, oboe, piano (arr); Scores featuring the oboe (arr); For mixed chorus, orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For chorus with orchestra (arr)

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For Mixed Chorus and Orchestra (Hudson)

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Rah9639 (2016/1/8)

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 Flute
#695246 - 8.93MB - 6:30 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 37×⇩ - MP3 - Joseph Knapicius

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Joseph Knapicius (2021/4/25)

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#695248 - 9.03MB - 6:34 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 31×⇩ - MP3 - Joseph Knapicius

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Joseph Knapicius (2021/4/25)

 Violin or Oboe
#695251 - 7.38MB - 5:23 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 33×⇩ - MP3 - Joseph Knapicius

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For Orchestra (Sherwood)

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#917906 - 4.97MB - 3:50 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 11×⇩ - MP3 - Wsher

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Wsher (2024/6/5)

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For Mixed Chorus and Orchestra (Hudson)

 Complete Score and Parts
#406373 - 0.22MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2837×⇩ - Rah9639

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For Mixed Chorus, Flute and Piano (or Guitar)

 Complete Score and Parts (in E minor)
#695245 - 0.29MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 458×⇩ - Joseph Knapicius

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For Mixed Chorus, Recorder and Piano (or Lute)

 Complete Score and Parts (in D minor)
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For Mixed Chorus, Violin or Oboe and Piano

 Complete Score and Parts (in G minor)
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General Information

Work Title What Child Is This?
Alternative. Title
Composer Stainer, John
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. None [force assignment]
Key E minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
First Publication. 1871 in Christmas Carols New and Old (No.14)
Librettist William Chatterton Dix
Language English
Average DurationAvg. Duration 2-3 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 4-part voices*
External Links Wikipedia article
Extra Information The collection is in keyboard format, and since Stainer was himself an organist, probably was meant to have a keyboard accompaniment. Tagged for both unaccompanied and accompanied. The tune for this hymn is a traditional English melody, Greensleeves.
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