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Christmas
Staff Notation • Secular, Canons
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Christmas by Barbara Rosen — Lyrics
Everybody comes: alumni, grown children, the ghosts of the dead.
Out of the darkness, out of the cold, they come by ones, by twos, gathering.
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About Christmas
Barbara Rosen’s Christmas is a joyful, secular canon for four equal voices in English. The text paints a warm, inclusive scene of gathering for a festive occasion, evoking images of welcoming guests from near and far, even the departed, to a fire that symbolizes hospitality and home. The music is designed to be accessible, with its canonic structure allowing each voice part to enter successively, creating a rich, imitative texture that builds in complexity and warmth. This piece captures a spirit of communal celebration, making it an engaging choice for choirs seeking a piece with a clear, evocative text and an easy-to-learn, yet satisfying, musical form.
