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Sheet Music: ScoreI saw three ships : for SSAATTBB choir / Stuart Greenbaum.by Stuart Greenbaum (2012)
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I grew up with the traditional English Christmas carol, I Saw Three Ships, and love it perhaps more than any other. As I was born on Christmas day, it has occurred to me from time to time that I ought to set it. When Michael Leighton Jones asked me earlier this year if I'd be interested in writing a Christmas carol, this was clearly the moment I'd been waiting for. I set just the first verse, but also stole a couple of lines from later verses that appealed. The tune in this setting is often fragmented at a slower tempo (and sometimes completely re-imagined), but appears in its recognizable state toward the end. The setting is written for Michael and the Choir of Trinity College.
I saw three ships come sailing in,
On Christmas day, on Christmas day,
I saw three ships come sailing in,
On Christmas day in the morning.
And all the bells on earth shall ring,
And all the souls on earth shall sing.
Published by: Australian Music Centre (under licence from G.Schirmer Australia) — 1 score (10p. -- A4 (portrait))
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 3 mins
First performance by Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne, Michael Leighton Jones — 8 Dec 13. Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre, Melbourne
Includes program notes.
Composer's no.: GRT 161
Typeset edition.
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