Bent Space Music / MURPHY / W-739A
This Night (Score)
David Biedenbender
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This Night is a simple Christmas carol, written for VocalEssence and Philip Brunelle (winner of the 2012 Welcome Christmas Carol Competition). It is a setting of the text Dies ist die Nacht, da mir erschienen, (“This Night a Wondrous Revelation”), which was written in 1683 by Caspar Friedrich Nachtenhöfer. I have used an English translation of the original German poem by Anna B. Hoppe from 1922, which also serves as the text for the Christmas hymn of the same name, commonly set to the tune O Dass Ich Tausen Zungen, written by Johann B. König in 1738. I chose this text because of the beautifully vivid imagery and metaphors for light in the poetry, and because I really enjoy the simple, common rhyme and phrase structure that encouraged me to write simple, clear music.
Level: 4
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| Publisher | Title | Composer / Arranger | Voicing | SKU | Price | QTY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bent Space Music | This Night | David Biedenbender | W-739 | 135.00 |