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O little town of Bethlehem – Forest Green 'The ploughboy's dream'

First line:
O little town of Bethlehem
composer
Anonymous - traditional
'The ploughboy's dream'
arranger
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
vv 1-3 harmony
arranger
Iain Simcock (b?)
last verse descant and harmony
author of text
Bishop Phillips Brooks (1835-1893)

 
The words of O little town of Bethlehem are by Phillips Brooks, a nineteenth-century bishop of Massachusetts renowned for his inspired preaching. Vaughan Williams set the carol to an English traditional melody, ‘The ploughboy’s dream’, which he re-titled ‘Forest Green’. The last verse descant and alternative harmony are by Iain Simcock.

from notes by Wadham Sutton © 1993

Recordings

Adeste fideles
Westminster Cathedral Choir, James O'Donnell (conductor)
CDA66668
Christmas carols from Village Green to Church Choir
Vox Turturis, Andrew Gant (conductor)
SIGCD387Download only

Details

Westminster Cathedral Choir, James O'Donnell (conductor), Iain Simcock (organ)
Track 8 on CDA66668 [3'27]
Vox Turturis, Andrew Gant (conductor), David Quinn (organ)
Track 6 on SIGCD387 [3'49] Download only

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