Medley of early carols (James W. Keefe)

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• CPDL #27166:        (Finale 2011)

Editor: James W. Keefe (submitted 2012-09-15).   Score information: Letter, 18 pages, 82 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

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General Information

Title: Medley of Early Carols
Composers: Michael Praetorius and Traditional
Arranger: James W. Keefe

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Secular, Carol

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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Description: Medley includes:

• Psallite Unigenito, Michael Praetorius, 1609;
• While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night, Michael Praetorius;
• Now the Holly Bears a Berry (Sans Day Carol), English Traditional; and
• Past Three O'Clock, English Tradional.

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Original text and translations

Latin, German and English text

Psallite, unigenito
Christo, Dei Filio, Christo Dei Filio,
Redemptori Domino, puerulo, iacenti in praesepio.
‘’Ein kleines Kindelein liegt in dem Krippelein;
Alle liebe Engelein dienen dem Kindelein.’’

Original text and translations may be found at While shepherds watched their flocks by night.

 

Now the Holly bears a berry as white as the milk
and Mary bore Jesus, all wrapped up in silk.
R.: And Mary bore Jesus Christ our Saviour for to be
and the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly.

Past three o'clock and a cold frosty morning,
Past three o'clock, good morrow masters all!

Born is a baby, gentle as may be,
Son of the eternal, Father supernal.