Hodie

E211918

Hodie is a Christmas cantata by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams that blends traditional carols with original choral and orchestral music.

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Hodie canonical 1
Hodie (This Day) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christmas music
cantata
choral work
basedOn traditional Christmas carols
composer Ralph Vaughan Williams
composerNationality British
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dateOfCompletion 1953
dedicatedTo Three Choirs Festival
surface form: Three Choirs Festival (in practice, associated with it)
firstPerformedAt Three Choirs Festival
genre Christmas cantata
sacred music
hasPart baritone soloist
boys' choir
chorus
orchestra
organ
soprano soloist
tenor soloist
language English
Latin
movementType chorus movements
narrative recitatives
solo songs
numberOfMovements 16
occasion Christmas
placeOfPremiere Worcester, England
publisher Oxford University Press
scoredFor baritone voice
boys' voices
mixed chorus
organ
soprano voice
symphony orchestra
tenor voice
style 20th-century classical music
subjectMatter Nativity of Christ
surface form: Nativity of Jesus
textAuthor Bible
George Herbert
John Milton
Thomas Hardy
titleLanguage Latin
titleMeaning Today
usesTextFrom Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Matthew
workTitle Hodie self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hodie (This Day)
yearOfPremiere 1954

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Hodie workTitle Hodie self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hodie (This Day)