The Angel Gabriel

for SSATBB choir & organ/piano

This carol was first published in 1833 in a collection entitled “Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern”. William Sandys, a solicitor by day and music & manuscript collector by night, purportedly came across the tune in Devonshire, England.

In this gentle setting from 1991 many colors of choral writing appear with sections for SATB, 3-part men, 3-part women, and solos by section. There is a gentle back-and-forth between measures set in 3/2 vs. 4/4.

According to the 1868 publication “Songs of the Nativity” by William H. Husk: “…The line in the second stanza, ‘As the lot fell unto me,’ alludes to the manner in which Joseph was miraculously pointed out as the husband of the Virgin by a flower budding forth from his rod and the Holy Ghost, in the form of a dove, descending thereon, as related in the Apocryphal Gospel of the Birth of Mary.”

An accompaniment arranged for piano (2-hand or 4-hand) is available directly from the composer at [email protected].

SKU: ROC-004 Categories: , Instrumentation:
Descriptive Tags: American, Angels, Carol, Christian, Virgin Mary
Difficulty: Easy, Medium
Duration: 5-10 Minutes
Instrumentation: Organ, Piano
Language: English
Season or Event: Advent, Christmas, Evensong, Praise to Virgin Mary
Voicing: SSATBB

$2.00

This title is available in print or for immediate download. For both options, there is a minimum required quantity of 8 copies for choral titles. Please support self-publishing composers by ordering the quantity according to the number of singers in the ensemble that will perform the work.

Print orders are printed on demand and shipped by our printing partner, and can be expected to be processed within a few days of the order. Please do not hesitate to contact [email protected] to follow up.

Quantity

Explore More Music…

Filters Sort results
Reset Apply
Title
View
Voicing
Duration
Language
Composer
for SATB choir a cappella
POA-017
SATB
2' 50"
English
for SATB choir a cappella
RCL-005
SATB
4'
English
SATB choir with piano
SPN-007
SATB
3'30"
English
for SSATBB choir a cappella
SDE-005
SATB
SSATBB
7'
English
SSAATTBB choir, unaccompanied
RBT-001
SSAATTBB
1'
English
for SSA choir a cappella
PGN-006
SSA
5'15"
English
Latin
Other
for SATB choir and piano
SWM-022
SATB
2'30"
English
Italian
Neapolitan
for SATB choir, piano, and optional trumpet
JDM-004
SATB
4'
English
for mixed chorus a cappella
PHD-002
SATB
SSATB
2'
English
for mixed choir a cappella
AMH-001
SATB
5'20"
Latin
Shopping Cart