The St. Day Carol (arr. Stephen Smith) by Cornish traditional Sheet Music for SATB Choir at Sheet Music Direct

Product Details

Title The St. Day Carol (arr. Stephen Smith)

Artist Cornish traditional

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Arranger Stephen Smith

Composer Cornish traditional

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 6

Arrangement SATB Choir

Publisher Stephen Smith

Level 2

Product ID 1056475

Genre Christmas

Instruments Choir

Product Description

St. Day is the name of a village near Redruth in Cornwall, England, where a version of this carol was transcribed from the singing of a local man in the early 1900s. The text is a "CliffsNotes" version of the life of Christ, relating each event to a different feature of the holly-tree -- blossom, prickle, bark, and berry. But the tune is a rollicking drinking-song, rousing and fun. The arrangement is inspired by, and dedicated to, one of my musical idols, the great American composer and teacher Alice Parker; hopefully it exemplifies some of the choral-arranging principles she has sought to instill in her students (and anyone else who will listen!) for the past half-century or so. Thank you, Alice!

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