Shepherds’ Farewell
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Shepherds’ Farewell is a gentle, pastoral chorus from Hector Berlioz’s oratorio *L’Enfance du Christ*, depicting the shepherds bidding goodbye to the Holy Family.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral work
ⓘ
chorus ⓘ |
| accompaniment |
chamber orchestra
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Holy Family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
shepherds ⓘ |
| basedOn | biblical narrative of the Holy Family ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | H.130 (as part of L’Enfance du Christ) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonUse |
Christmas concerts
ⓘ
church services at Christmas ⓘ |
| composer | Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| depicts | shepherds bidding farewell to the Holy Family ⓘ |
| emotionalCharacter |
consoling
ⓘ
tender ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | within the oratorio L’Enfance du Christ ⓘ |
| genre |
oratorio chorus
ⓘ
pastoral ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic-like chorus ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
chorus SATB
ⓘ
strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| hasKey | F major ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyRecorded | true ⓘ |
| isPopularExcerptFrom | L’Enfance du Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext | Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementOf | L’Enfance du Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
homophonic choral writing
ⓘ
lyrical melodic lines ⓘ soft orchestral accompaniment ⓘ |
| partOf | L’Enfance du Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 19th century ⓘ |
| style | Romantic ⓘ |
| subject |
Flight into Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nativity of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempoCharacter |
gentle
ⓘ
pastoral ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 3/4 ⓘ |
| titleInFrench | L’Adieu des bergers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | about 4 minutes ⓘ |
| vocalForces | mixed chorus ⓘ |
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