Performances
Sheet Music
Scores
Arranger
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Composer
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Editor
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First edition
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Publisher. Info.
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London: Novello & Co. Ltd., 1909. Plate 13056.
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Copyright
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General Information
Work Title
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Twelve Days of Christmas
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Alternative. Title
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Composer
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Austin, Frederic
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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None [force assignment]
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Key
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F major
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First Performance.
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1905, Exeter and Plymouth Gazette 1905-04-29, p.3, reports on a performance by Austin, accompanied by Hamilton Harty, at Victoria Hall, Exeter
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First Publication.
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1909 – London: Novello & Co. Ltd.
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Librettist
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Traditional
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Language
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English
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Dedication
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Hamilton Harty
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Early 20th century
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Instrumentation
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voice, piano
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External Links
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Wikipedia article
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Extra Information
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Traditional Song arranged by Frederic Austin. According to a footnote by Austin added to the 1955 reprint, "[t]his song was, in my childhood, current in my family. I have not met with the tune of it elsewhere, nor with the particular version of the words, and have, in this setting, recorded both to the best of my recollection. F. A."
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Navigation etc.
First publication of the traditional words using the current melody.