Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1073977 Composed by J.H. Hopkins. Arranged by Chris Hutchings. A Cappella,Christmas,Holiday,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Octavo. 5 pages. Chris Hutchings #678243. Published by Chris Hutchings (A0.1073977). A classic Christmas carol arranged for SATB choir a cappella, harmonised mainly using the Dorian mode. Verse 4 uses a lot of chromatic harmony as death is foreshadowed, and the following chorus is sung by altos with a soprano descant, before the final verse, Glorious now behold him arise leads up to a chorus where altos sing the melody, tenors a countermelody, and the sopranos and basses sing alleluias over and under them (heaven sings alleluia, alleluia the earth replies!) Ranges: sopranos D4-G5, altos B3-D5, tenors E3-A4 (only three brief A4s which can be sung in falsetto), basses G2-D4.
