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Jesus Came, Adored by Angels

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SKU: 1219 Categories: Backlist - Choral, Choral, Sheetmusic
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Composer

Lehman, Robert

Music Type

Choral

Difficulty

Medium, Difficult

Voicing

SATB

Accompaniment

a cappella

Season

Advent, Christmas

Publication

2012

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• Beautiful carol in the English tradition
• begins lullaby-like in close harmony
• expands in range with vocal solos and intensity of harmony
• ends with quiet alleluias, as if at the manger

From the Composer:
Faced with needing a filler piece for the Choir of Men and Boys’ portion of the Joy of Christmas concert at the Washington Cathedral, Jesus came, adored by angels was literally composed on the run. Having done some work in Princeton, New Jersey, the passenger seat in a car careening south on I-95 from Princeton back to Washington, DC provided the perfect setting for this piece’s creation. A talkative travelling companion coupled with the frenetic speeds and congestion of the northeast corridor seemed to be the perfect combination of elements to inspire a soft Christmas anthem to be sung in one of the world’s most beautiful buildings.

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There is an organ reduction of the music for those choirs needing assistance. Using a text by Godfrey Thring (1823-1903), the music is contrapuntal with a folk-tune character. Later there is a soprano solo, then the lower voices hum while the alto section has the melody. The verses close with Alleluias and the setting builds to a loud closing that evaporates into a quiet ending.
The Diapason
October 2012


Godfrey Thring’s text, known widely paired with Gerald Near’s excellent tune Lowry, gains an intensity specific to choral resources in this homophonic, tonal hymn. Lehman’s entrancing melody, a compelling alternative to Near’s, unfolds phrase by phrase in an additive manner lending a strong sense of forward motion. The composer uses conventional textures for the first three verses, namely melody in soprano, solo baritone accompanied by ATB, and soprano melody with ATB wordless accompaniment. For the final verse, he elaborates on the setting without repeating the melody continuously in any part. A four-voice descant crowns the short piece with a satisfying amount of variety and sense of musical development. Some elements of the original composition are uniquely suited to the original performing forces of men and boys, including some effective widely spaced chords with sopranos a tenth above the alto line, and simpler soprano against more complex ATB (including some divisions). Performance by mixed SATB, however, would be similarly effective. The part writing is very active and challenging, yet tonal logic is apparent throughout.
Robert Lehman, The Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians

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