Product Description
Once in Royal Davids City is a Christmas carol
with words by Cecil Frances Alexander (nee Humphreys) and music by Henry John
Gauntlett.
The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at the
King's College Chapel Cambridge has begun its Christmas Eve service of this
carol, since 1919, as the Processional hymn. According to tradition, the
soloist of this carol is chosen on the day of the performance. It was the first
recoding that the King's College Choir made for EMI in 1948.
This listing is designed
for higher-register, treble-clef instruments (such as violin, flute, oboe, saxophones,
etc.) and can be used as either a lead sheet or a solo part (with or without accompaniment
accompaniment not provided). It includes an optional, virtuosic variation of
the melody, ideal for solo performances. This version is in G major (written
pitch). A recording of the original carol can be found here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT3cfXd3Shk.
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