Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 5 movements:
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Composition Year | 1985 |
Genre Categories | Canticles; Religious works; For voice, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
Work Title | I Sing the Birth |
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Alternative. Title | Canticles for Christmas |
Composer | Hedges, Anthony |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op 100 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IAH 15 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 5 movements:
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1985 |
First Performance. | 1986-12 in Beverley Minster |
First Publication. | 1985 |
Language | English |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 30 mins |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Modern |
Piece Style | Modern |
Instrumentation | Soprano + Mixed Chorus (SATB) + Orchestra |
Commissioned by the East Riding County Choir. The last section is also published separately as "Fantasia on A Virgin Most Pure"