The Corpus Christi Carol - Bastable, Jennifer

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"A setting for five voices, plus soloists from within the choir, of the Corpus Christi Carol. This setting is of the early sixteenth-century text (although the verses are likely to be earlier in origin); the text of the more modern folk ballad may be found as the carol 'Down in yon forest.'"

◈ Genre → Carols

♯ Key D minor

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → SSATB|SSATB + Soloists

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range A2 – F#5

¶ Language → English

Measures 79

Texture Homophonic

Parts 5

Instruments A cappella

Pages 8

CPDL # 82785

Editor Jennifer Bastable

Posted 2024-11-19

License Personal

♫Pitch Ranges

Soprano

C4 – F#5

Sopr./Mezz.

C4 – E5

Alto

B-3 – C5

Tenor

E4 – D5

Bass

A2 – A3

¶Lyrics / Text

He bare hym up, he bare hym down, He bare hym in to an orchard brown. Lully, lulley, lully, lulley! The fawcon hath born my mak away. In that orchard ther was an hall, That was hangid with purpill & pall; Lully, lulley, lully, lulley! The fawcon hath born my mak away. And in that hall ther was a bede, Hit was hangid with gold so rede; Lully, lulley, lully, lulley! The fawcon hath born my mak away. And yn that bed ther lythe a knyght, His wowndis bledyng day & nyght; Lully, lulley, lully, lulley! The fawcon hath born my mak away. By that bedis side ther kneleth a may, And she wepeth both nyght & day; Lully, lulley, lully, lulley! The fawcon hath born my mak away. And by that beddis side ther stondith a ston, ’Corpus Christi’ wretyn ther-on. Lully, lulley, lully, lulley! The fawcon hath born my mak away.