Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
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First Publication | 1853 in Carols for Christmas-Tide (this arrangement, text) 1582 in Piae Cantiones (No.74) - melody |
Genre Categories | Carols; Religious works; For 4 voices (arr); |
Work Title | Good King Wenceslas |
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Alternative. Title | Tempus adest floridum |
Composer | Helmore, Thomas |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | None [force assignment] |
Key | A-flat major |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
First Publication. | 1853 in Carols for Christmas-Tide (this arrangement, text) 1582 in Piae Cantiones (No.74) - melody |
Librettist | John Mason Neale |
Language | English |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 3-4 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | 4 voices or choir (possibly with keyboard accompaniment, see below, Comments) |
External Links | Wikipedia article |
The 1853 Helmore carol is in keyboard format, with one line of text, but it is only when one looks at the very first carol in the collection that on the "right hand" of the keyboard format it says "treble and alto" and on the "left hand" of the keyboard format it says "tenor and bass".