Sleep, Holy Babe

for mixed chorus, trumpet

A tender new Christmas lullaby is combined with a solo trumpet, which begins to play “Lo, How a Rose ‘ere Blooming.” Text by Edward Caswall (1814-1878) Mary Breden led her Consort Singers of Loyola Marymount University in the premiere at their 2018 Christmas program.

SKU: PGN-011 Categories: Choral Music, Mixed Voices Instrumentation: Choral

Descriptive Tags:	Carol, Christian, Christmas, Devotion
Difficulty:	Medium, Intermediate, Advanced Student
Duration:	1-5 Minutes
Instrumentation:	Trumpet
Language:	English
Sacred or Secular:	Sacred
Season or Event:	Christmas
Voicing:	SATB

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