general information

composition date
1932-1933
revisition date
1955
duration
30 min
editor
Oxford University Press
Dedicatee
"to my Father"
Opus
3

type

A cappella vocal music (Mixed choir a cappella)

information about the creation

date
February 23, 1934

création radiophonique à la B.B.C.
17 décembre 1934, création en concert à Londres, Macnaghten-Lemare concert

Part titles

  • Theme : A Boy was Born (Anon. 16e siècle)
  • Variation 1 : Lullay, Jesu (Anon. avant 1536)
  • Variation 2 : Herod (Anon. 15e siècle)
  • Variation 3 : Jesu, as Thou art our Saviour (Anon. 15e siècle)
  • Variation 4 : The Three Kings (Anon. 15e siècle)
  • Variation 5 : In the Bleak mid-winter (Christina Rossetti - Anon. 15e siècle)
  • Variation 6, Finale : Noël! (Anon. 15e siècle, Thomas Tusser, Francis Quarles)

similar works


This entry is encyclopaedic in nature and does not reflect the collections of the Ircam media library. Please refer to the "scores" entries.


Do you notice a mistake?

IRCAM

1, place Igor-Stravinsky
75004 Paris
+33 1 44 78 48 43

opening times

Monday through Friday 9:30am-7pm
Closed Saturday and Sunday

subway access

Hôtel de Ville, Rambuteau, Châtelet, Les Halles

Institut de Recherche et de Coordination Acoustique/Musique

Copyright © 2022 Ircam. All rights reserved.