Gabriel's Message (Traditional)
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In English
- Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2022-03-13). Score information: A4, 1 page, 57 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Pettman's arrangement with harmony and underlaid words in the version published in The Hymnal 1982.
- Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2022-03-13). Score information: A4, 1 page, 122 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: The carol in the version published in The Hymnal 1982, melody with words.
- Editor: Francis Melville (submitted 2018-07-22). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 58 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Arranged by Francis Melville. SATB unaccompanied.
- Editor: Jason Smart (submitted 2018-06-01). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 126 kB Copyright: CC BY ND
- Edition notes: Arranged by Jason Smart. SATB with S & Bar soloists. If you have tenors able to 'float' a top A flat, this arrangement will sound better a semitone higher than notated.
- Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2017-11-20). Score information: A4, 1 page, 50 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Arranged by Edgar Pettman.
- Editor: Ian Haslam (submitted 2015-12-18). Score information: A4, 1 page, 33 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Arranged by Edgar Pettman.
- Editor: J. Ashley Hall (submitted 2010-04-18). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 104 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Arranged by J. Ashley Hall. Copyright © 2008 by John Ashley Hall. Non-commercial use is permitted. TTBB
- Editor: Edward L. Stauff (submitted 2004-05-20). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 50 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes:
- Editor: Andrew Crookall (submitted 2003-11-27). Score information: A4, 1 page, 28 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Arranged by Edgar Pettman. Sibelius file retrieved through http://archive.org.
- Editor: Rod Mather (submitted 2001-02-19). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 48 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Organ and optional other solo instrument
In Basque, "Birjina gaztetto bat zegoen"
- Editor: Francesco Spiga (submitted 2015-10-15). Score information: A4, 1 page, 181 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Arranged by Francesco Spiga. The same setting as #37209, transposed up a fifth, for SAT.
- Editor: Francesco Spiga (submitted 2015-10-15). Score information: A4, 1 page, 180 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Arranged by Francesco Spiga. For ATB. Lyrics in Basque and English.
General Information
Title: Gabriel's Message or The Angel Gabriel
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)
Lyricist: Sabine Baring-Gould (Translator)
Number of voices: 3 or 4vv Voicing: SATB, ATB, or SAT
Genre: Sacred, Carol, Folksong
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published:
Description: Gabriel's Message, or The angel Gabriel from heaven came (Basque: Birjina gaztetto bat zegoen) is a Basque Christmas folk carol about the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary. It quotes the biblical account of that event (Luke 1:26-38) and Mary's Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55). It was translated into English by Sabine Baring-Gould and is best known from that version. It was also made famous on the album A Very Special Christmas, as performed by recording artist Sting, who in his version replaces the word "Christian" with the word "everyone".
External websites:
- Free choir training aids for this work are available at Choralia.
- Cyber Hymnal™ entry for Gabriel’s Message
- View Wikipedia article
- See also the Christmas Songbook
Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Gabriel's Message.
- Posted in March 2022
- Andrew Sims editions
- Francis Melville editions
- Francis Melville arrangements
- Jason Smart editions
- Jason Smart arrangements
- Edgar Pettman arrangements
- Ian Haslam editions
- J. Ashley Hall editions
- J. Ashley Hall arrangements
- Edward L. Stauff editions
- Andrew Crookall editions
- Rod Mather editions
- Organ accompaniment
- Francesco Spiga editions
- Francesco Spiga arrangements
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