Hodie (Vaughan Williams, Ralph)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 16
Composition Year 1953-54
Genre Categories Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; For 3 voices, childrens chorus, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring the baritone voice; Scores featuring childrens voices; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; English language; Latin language

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 Violins I (CA)
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Publisher. Info. London: Oxford University Press, n.d.(ca.1954).
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Reproduced from a copyist's manuscript.
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Work Title Hodie
Alternative. Title 'This Day' ; Hodie Christus Natus Est
Composer Vaughan Williams, Ralph
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IRV 24
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 16 movements
  1. Prologue
  2. Narration
  3. Song
  4. Narration
  5. Choral
  6. Narration
  7. Song
  8. Narration
  9. Pastoral
  10. Narration
  11. Lullaby
  12. Hymn
  13. Narration
  14. The March of the Three Kings
  15. Choral
  16. Epilogue
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1953-54
First Performance. 1954-09-08 in Worcester, Worcester Cathedral
Three Choirs Festival. Soli, chorus, orchestra conducted by the composer
First Publication. 1954
Copyright Information Although purely instrumental selections and arrangements are permitted for this piece items containing any text by the author(s) listed below cannot be added to the main server (located in Canada) until 70 years after the death of the author(s). Items with text first published before 1929 or otherwise confirmed as public domain in the United States can be uploaded to the US server only.
Librettist see below
  1. Traditional (Latin)
  2. Bible (Matthew I:18-21, 23 and Luke I:32)
  3. John Milton (1608-1674)
  4. Bible (Luke II:1-7)
  5. Martin Luther (1483-1546), English translation by Myles Coverdale (ca.1488-1569)
  6. Bible (Luke II:8-17), Book of Common Prayer
  7. Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)
  8. Bible (Luke II:20)
  9. George Herbert (1593-1633)
  10. Bible (Luke II:19)
  11. Anonymous
  12. William Drummond (1585-1649)
  13. Bible (Matthew II:1-11)
  14. Ursula Vaughan Williams (1911-2007)*
  15. Anonymous (1st verse); Ursula Vaughan Williams (1911-2007)* (2nd verse)
  16. Bible (John I:1, 4, 14; Matthew I:23), John Milton (1608-1674)
*The texts in 14 and 15 are under copyright worldwide and cannot be uploaded here.
Language English, Latin
Dedication Herbert Howells
Christmas Day
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation soprano, tenor, baritone soli, mixed chorus (SATB), boys' Chorus, orchestra
External Links Wikipedia article
Hodie -  Scores at Sheet Music Plus
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