• Publisher Code: BH 13453
  • Title: The Shepherds' Song
  • Compoer: Wilberforce, Richard
  • Instrumentation: mixed choir (SATB) and piano (organ)
  • Duration (mins): 4'
  • Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes, London
  • Publication date: 17/07/2018
  • Edition Type: choral score
  • Pages: 16
  • Binding: Saddle stitching
  • Difficulty Level: intermediate
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-EAN: 9781784543846
  • ISMN-EAN: 9790060134531
  • Format: sheet music
  • Weight (kg): 0.03
  • Country of manufacture: GB

    • Available in both mixed (BH 13453) and upper (BH 13454) voices arrangements, this carol (written for the Leeds Philharmonic Chorus) sets a text written by the composer which tells the Christmas story from the perspective of the visiting shepherds, with a Latin refrain, ‘Natus est nobis hodie Salvator’ (‘A Saviour is born today’). The up-tempo music is suitably joyous with a syncopated melody which develops from verse to verse from unison, through upper voices, a slower lusciously harmonised version, and a final descant for sopranos. An exciting new piece in the Christmas repertoire, this would make a thrilling addition to any choir’s seasonal repertoire.