Good King Wenceslas (Helmore, Thomas)

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For Mixed Chorus and Orchestra (Hudson)

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Arranger Robert A. Hudson
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For Baritone (spoken) and Mixed Chorus (Potter)

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Steve Potter (2020/11/23)

Arranger Stephen Potter (b. 1953)
Publisher. Info. Stephen Potter, 1990.
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Misc. Notes dramatized arrangement
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For Mixed Chorus (Potter)

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Arranger Stephen Potter (b. 1953)
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General Information

Work Title Good King Wenceslas
Alternative. Title Tempus adest floridum
Composer Helmore, Thomas
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. None [force assignment]
Key A-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
First Publication. 1853 in Carols for Christmas-Tide (this arrangement, text)
1582 in Piae Cantiones (No.74) - melody
Librettist John Mason Neale
Language English
Average DurationAvg. Duration 3-4 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 4 voices or choir (possibly with keyboard accompaniment, see below, Comments)
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The 1853 Helmore carol is in keyboard format, with one line of text, but it is only when one looks at the very first carol in the collection that on the "right hand" of the keyboard format it says "treble and alto" and on the "left hand" of the keyboard format it says "tenor and bass".