O Little Town of Bethlehem (Redner, Lewis H.)

Ambox notice.pngThe text for this carol was set more than once, to different tunes by a number of composers. For other settings, see the page for Phillips Brooks.


Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
Composition Year 1868-12-24
Genre Categories Carols; Religious works; For mixed chorus, organ; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the organ; For chorus with keyboard; English language; For mixed chorus, orchestra (arr); Scores featuring mixed chorus (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For chorus with orchestra (arr); For mixed chorus, wind band (arr); Scores featuring wind band (arr); For 2 trumpets, 2 trombones (arr); Scores featuring the trumpet (arr); Scores featuring the trombone (arr); For 4 players (arr); For guitar (arr); Scores featuring the guitar (arr); For 1 player (arr)

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Recordings

For Guitar (Alink)

 Complete Performance
#660019 - 1.20MB - 1:46 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 242×⇩ - MP3 - Bert alink

MP3 file (audio)
Bert alink (2020/11/24)

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Performers Bert Alink, guitar
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For Mixed Chorus and Orchestra (Hudson)

 Synthesized Performance
#404897 - 0.01MB - 0:39 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 83×⇩ - MID - Rah9639

MID file (audio/video)
Rah9639 (2015/12/29)

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For Mixed Chorus and Wind Band (Rondeau)

 Virtual performance
#302295 - 2.86MB - 3:07 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 258×⇩ - MP3 - Michrond

MP3 file (audio)
Michrond (2013/11/8)

Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
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For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Rondeau)

 Virtual performance
#231365 - 0.01MB - 2:15 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 210×⇩ - MID - Michrond

MID file (audio/video)
Michrond (2012/6/9)

Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
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Sheet Music

Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Mixed Chorus and Orchestra (Hudson)

 Complete Score and Parts
#404896 - 0.17MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2460×⇩ - Rah9639

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Rah9639 (2015/12/29)

Arranger Robert A. Hudson
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For Mixed Chorus and Wind Band (Rondeau)

 Complete Score, Choir Score
#302290 - 0.11MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2392×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2013/11/8)

⇒ 4 more: Woodwind Parts • Brass Parts • Percussion Parts • Engraving files (Finale & XML)

 Woodwind Parts
#302291 - 0.30MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 495×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2013/11/8)

 Brass Parts
#302292 - 0.24MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 396×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2013/11/8)

 Percussion Parts
#302293 - 0.07MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 291×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2013/11/8)

 Engraving files (Finale & XML)
#302294 - 1.31MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 361×⇩ - Michrond

ZIP typeset by arranger
Michrond (2013/11/8)

Arranger Michel Rondeau
Publisher. Info. Michel Rondeau
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For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Rondeau)

 Complete Score
#231360 - 0.05MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1225×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/6/9)

⇒ 4 more: Trumpet 1/2 • Trombone 1/2 • Timpani • Engraving files

 Trumpet 1/2
#231361 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 234×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/6/9)

 Trombone 1/2
#231362 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 163×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/6/9)

 Timpani
#231363 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 132×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/6/9)

 Engraving files
#231364 - 0.23MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 210×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/6/9)

Arranger Michel Rondeau
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For Guitar (Alink)

 Complete Score
#660018 - 0.06MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 159×⇩ - Bert alink

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Bert alink (2020/11/24)

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General Information

Work Title O Little Town of Bethlehem
Alternative. Title St. Louis
Composer Redner, Lewis H.
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ILR 1
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1868-12-24
First Performance. 1868-12-25 in Philadelphia
Church of the Holy Trinity, Chorus with composer at organ
Librettist Phillips Brooks (1835-1893)
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation mixed chorus (SATB), organ
External Links Wikipedia article (covers several settings)
1891 Illustrated book of Brooks' text
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