What Child Is This? (Stainer, John)

First Publication 1871 in Christmas Carols New and Old (No.14)
Genre Categories Carols; Religious works; For 4 voices (arr); For unaccompanied voices (arr); Scores featuring the voice (arr); For mixed chorus, organ (arr); For chorus with keyboard (arr); Scores featuring mixed chorus (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For mixed chorus (arr); For unaccompanied chorus (arr); English language; For mixed chorus, flute, piano (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For chorus with solo instruments (arr); For mixed chorus, flute, guitar (arr); Scores featuring the guitar (arr); For mixed chorus, recorder, piano (arr); Scores featuring the recorder (arr); For mixed chorus, recorder, lute (arr); Scores featuring the lute (arr); For mixed chorus, violin, piano (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); For mixed chorus, oboe, piano (arr); Scores featuring the oboe (arr); For voice, flute (arr); For voices with solo instruments (arr); For mixed chorus, orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For chorus with orchestra (arr)

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Recordings

*For Voice and Alto Recorder (St. Pierre)

 Verses 1 & 3
#872250 - 2.58MB - 1:53 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 41×⇩ - MP3 - Antonpetrus

MP3 file (audio)
Antonpetrus (2023/8/28)

Publisher Info. Anthony St Pierre, 2023
Performers Anthony St. Pierre, baritone & recorder
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Synthesized/MIDI

For Mixed Chorus and Orchestra (Hudson)

 Synthesized Performance
#406374 - 0.00MB - 0:41 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 168×⇩ - MID - Rah9639

MID file (audio/video)
Rah9639 (2016/1/8)

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For Orchestra (Sherwood)

 Synthesized Performance
#917906 - 4.97MB - 3:50 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 21×⇩ - MP3 - Wsher

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Wsher (2024/6/5)

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 Flute
#695246 - 8.93MB - 6:30 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 45×⇩ - MP3 - Joseph Knapicius

MP3 file (audio)
Joseph Knapicius (2021/4/25)

 Recorder
#695248 - 9.03MB - 6:34 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 38×⇩ - MP3 - Joseph Knapicius

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Joseph Knapicius (2021/4/25)

 Violin or Oboe
#695251 - 7.38MB - 5:23 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 38×⇩ - MP3 - Joseph Knapicius

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Joseph Knapicius (2021/4/25)

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Sheet Music

Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Mixed Chorus and Orchestra (Hudson)

 Complete Score and Parts
#406373 - 0.22MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3060×⇩ - Rah9639

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Arranger Robert A. Hudson
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For Mixed Chorus, Flute and Piano or Guitar (Knapicius)

 Complete Score and Parts (in E minor)
#695245 - 0.29MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 532×⇩ - Joseph Knapicius

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Joseph Knapicius (2021/4/25)

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For Mixed Chorus, Recorder and Piano or Lute (Knapicius)

 Complete Score and Parts (in D minor)
#695247 - 0.29MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 382×⇩ - Joseph Knapicius

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Joseph Knapicius (2021/4/25)

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For Mixed Chorus, Violin or Oboe and Piano (Knapicius)

 Complete Score and Parts (in G minor)
#695250 - 0.30MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 469×⇩ - Joseph Knapicius

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For Voice, Alto Recorder or Flute (St. Pierre)

 Complete Score
#871926 - 0.08MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 116×⇩ - Antonpetrus

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Antonpetrus (2023/8/26)

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General Information

Work Title What Child Is This?
Alternative. Title
Composer Stainer, John
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. None [force assignment]
Key E minor
First Publication. 1871 in Christmas Carols New and Old (No.14)
Librettist William Chatterton Dix
Language English
Average DurationAvg. Duration 2-3 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation SATB chorus, optional keyboard
External Links Wikipedia article
Extra Information The collection is in keyboard format, and since Stainer was himself an organist, probably was meant to have a keyboard accompaniment. Tagged for both unaccompanied and accompanied. The tune for this hymn is a traditional English melody, Greensleeves.
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