TTBB choir, Bb clarinet, and piano - Moderately Easy - Digital Download SKU: MQ.8797-E Composed by Gwyneth W. Walker. Christmas, Christmas-Sacred. 24 pages. Duration 4 minutes, 15 seconds. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8797-E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8797-E). English.“Born in Bethlehem” is a numbers song, similar to “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” Each group traveling to the Nativity, or associated with Jesus, is presented in ascending numerical order, from one to twelve. [“One for the little bitty Baby…Twelve for the Twelve Apostles”] Once the complete set has been introduced, the numbers are performed in reverse order, in a frantic race (prestissimo) from twelve to one. This is an energetic song!The Clarinet plays a featured role, enhancing the message of the lyrics. For example, the phrase “Children, go where I send thee” is matched by the Clarinet scampering up a scale as children setting forth on a trip. And the next line, “How shall I send thee?” has the Clarinet/children coming back down the scale, returning home. Duration: 4:15.
