| Work Title
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A Little Book of Christmas Carols
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| Alternative. Title
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A Little Book of Christmas Carols, with the ancient melodies to which they are sung; including the Celebrated Boar's Head Song, Annually Sung on Christmas-day at Queen's College, Oxford.
Christmas Carols with the Old Tunes
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| Composer
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Rimbault, Edward Francis
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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None [force assignment]
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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6 carols
- The first Nowel the angel did say
- A virgin most pure, as the prophets do tell
- God rest you, merry gentleman (common version)
- God rest you, merry gentlemen (Cornish version)
- I saw three ships come sailing in
- The boar's head carol
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| Language
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English
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Classical
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| Instrumentation
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voice, piano
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