Ralph Vaughan Williams :: Hodie (This Day)


 

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Vaughan Williams, Ralph
1872-1958
(b Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, 12 Oct 1872; d London, 26 Aug 1958). English
Hodie (This Day) <1953–1954>
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Source of text: Poems by Milton, Hardy, George Herbert, et al. Narration from the Bible (King James Version) and theBook of Common Prayer. Language: English
1. Prologue: Nowell! Nowell!
2. Narration: Now the Birth of Jesus Christ
3. Song: It Was the Winter Wild
4. Narration: And It Came to Pass in Those Days
5. Chorale: The Blessed Son of God
6. Narration: And There Were in the Same Country
7. Song: The Oxen (Christmas Eve and Twelve of the
Clock)
8. Narration: And the Shepherds Returned
9. Pastoral: The Shepherds Sing
10. Narration: But Mary Kept All These Things
11. Lullaby: Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sang
12. Hymn: Bright Portals of the Sky
13. Narration: Now When Jesus Was Born
14. The March of the Three Kings: From Kingdoms of
Wisdom
15. Chorale: No Sad Thought His Soul Affright
16. Epilogue: In the Beginning Was the Word


















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Contents—1. Prologue: Nowell! Nowell!; 2. Narration: Now the Birth of Jesus Christ; 3. Song: It Was the Winter Wild; 4. Narration: And It Came to Pass in Those Days; 5. Chorale: The Blessed Son of God; 6. Narration: And There Were in the Same Country; 7. Song: The Oxen (Christmas Eve and Twelve of the Clock); 8. Narration: And the Shepherds Returned; 9. Pastoral: The Shepherds Sing; 10. Narration: But Mary Kept All These Things; 11. Lullaby: Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sang; 12. Hymn: Bright Portals of the Sky; 13. Narration: Now When Jesus Was Born; 14. The March of the Three Kings: From Kingdoms of Wisdom; 15. Chorale: No Sad Thought His Soul Affright; 16. Epilogue: In the Beginning Was the Word