Composer(s)
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Traditional
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Arranger
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Kerry Marsh
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Voicing (with percentage of divisi measures)
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SSAA
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Measures
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81
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Level
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3.5
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Accompaniment
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A cappella - Rehearsal piano track available
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Original/Reference Artist
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NA
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Performance Time
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2:59
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Meter/Tempo
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3/4 @ 84
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Solos
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None
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Style Notes
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Tender a cappella carol with jazz harmony
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Arrangement Features
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Reharmonization, modulations at each verse, each section gets at least one melody feature
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Suggested programming role(s)
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Holiday concerts, caroling - performable by as few as four singers as well as a large choir
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Range Extremes
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Soprano highest is F5, Alto 2 low is a brief E3 (F3 more common)
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Lyric Summary
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The story of the birth of Christ in a lowly manger. Traditional lyrics
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Demo Credits
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All vocals: Kerry Marsh (Julia Dollison recording coming soon)
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Commission Credit
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NA
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Release Year
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This arrangement 2023
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