A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Arnold Bax (1883–1953) was an English composer, poet and author. In his mid-twenties Bax’s style began to truly mature and it was in 1909 that he wrote a setting of a well-known 15th century text he titled A Christmas Carol. It was dedicated to his sister Evelyn.

The text begins: There is no rose of such virtue, As is the rose that bare Jesu, Res miranda Alleluia (Note: ‘Res miranda’ means ‘wonderful thing’)

Bax reused the song in his 1914 'Three Songs with Orchestra' in which it becomes the middle movement. 'A Christmas Carol' was originally scored for high voice and piano but is arranged here for wind quintet.

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