Thomas Hewitt-Jones
What Child Is This?
for SATB and organ or chamber orchestra
Thomas Hewitt-Jones
What Child Is This?
for SATB and organ or chamber orchestra
- Instrumentation Mixed Choir (SATB) and Organ
- Composer Thomas Hewitt-Jones
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Difficulty Level
- Edition Choral Score
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Order no. 9780193382046
Description:
For SATB and organ or chamber orchestra
This is a rich and expressive setting of William Chatterton Dix's famous words. Opening with an elegant melody line for sopranos or tenors, it flowers into full SATB choral textures, both accompanied and a cappella. Containing a delicate soprano solo, lush choral writing, and a tender recurring melody, What child is this? will make an enchanting feature in any Christmas service or concert.
An accompaniment for chamber orchestra (fl, cl, str) is available on hire/rental.
Duration: 4 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Orchestration: fl, cl, str
This is a rich and expressive setting of William Chatterton Dix's famous words. Opening with an elegant melody line for sopranos or tenors, it flowers into full SATB choral textures, both accompanied and a cappella. Containing a delicate soprano solo, lush choral writing, and a tender recurring melody, What child is this? will make an enchanting feature in any Christmas service or concert.
An accompaniment for chamber orchestra (fl, cl, str) is available on hire/rental.
Duration: 4 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Orchestration: fl, cl, str