Shawn Kirchner Behold New Joy

for SATB and organ, brass and organ, or orchestra This colourful Christmas work brings together several carols from the 1582 Piae Cantiones collection in a modern and refreshing through-composed medley. Using largely familiar tunes, this is a very singable concert suite, with interest provided through use of texture, and festive flourishes in the accompaniment. Texts are in English, Latin, and German, with English singing translations throughout.

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23 304 Vir - go pa - - rit pu - ra De - i fi the - - li ly - um. Child. For the maid en mild hath borne Ho f Trumpet Sw. Man. 310 Molto meno mosso, freely Tpt. Ped. for online perusal only CORDE NATUS EX PARENTIS† / DIVINUM MYSTERIUM Slowly q. = c.44 316 (Chimes) pp Chimes* mp 16' only pp (Ped. 16') M 322 Still calm, but flowing q. = c.50 ppp (stagger breathing) A. mm pp T. Cor - de na - tus ex pa - ren - tis an - te mun-di_ex-or - di - um Of the Fa - ther’s love be - got - ten ere the worlds be - gan to be, ppp (stagger breathing) B. mm M Still calm, but flowing q. = c.50 *Ch. Flutes (+ Strings) 8' may be substituted if Chimes are unavailable, but down one octave (until bar 337). †Text by Aurelius Prudentius Clemens (b. 348), from Liber Cathemerinon; translation by J. M. Neale (1818–66).