Hodie

~ Cantata

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composer:Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1953 until 1954)
dedicated to:Herbert Howells (composer)
premiered at:Worcester Cathedral in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom (on 1954-09-08)
Wikidata:Q3139026 [info]
parts:1. Hodie: I. Prologue: Nowell! Nowell!
2. Hodie: II. Narration: Now the Birth of Jesus Christ
3. Hodie: III. Song: It Was the Winter Wild
4. Hodie: IV. Narration: And It Came to Pass in Those Days
5. Hodie: V. Choral: The Blessed Son of God
6. Hodie: VI. Narration: And There Were in the Same Country
7. Hodie: VII. Song: The Oxen (Christmas Eve, and Twelve of the Clock)
8. Hodie: VIII. Narration: And the Shepherds Returned
9. Hodie: IX. Pastoral: The Shepherds Sing
10. Hodie: X. Narration: But Mary Kept All These Things
11. Hodie: XI. Lullaby: Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sang
12. Hodie: XII. Hymn: Bright Portals of the Sky
13. Hodie: XIII. Narration: Now When Jesus Was Born
14. Hodie: XIV. The March of the Three Kings: From Kingdoms of Wisdom
15. Hodie: XV. Choral: No Sad Thought His Soul Affright
16. Hodie: XVI. Epilogue: In the Beginning Was the Word