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Description
"Where did he come from, and why? What does his coming mean for me? What child is this?"
What Child Is This? features hammered dulcimer with bowed psaltery, guitar, recorder, and fiddle. Some of the pieces are familiar, such as "Silent Night" and "O Come, O Come Emmanuel," while others are new ("Fallen") or less well-known ("The Lord at First Did Adam Make"). Together, these tunes tell a broad story of Christmas, looking back to the Fall in Eden that Christmas promises to redeem, and looking forward to Easter when that promise was fulfilled.
For more information, see the WCIT Notes page (notes on the musicians, music, engineering, and design) and the WCIT Log (a journal of the recording process, with photographs).
Track List and Sound Clips
To hear an MP3 sound clip, click on the music note
or the track title.
To read extended liner notes about a selection, click on the book or visit the What Child Is This? Notes page.
1. Fallen (© M. Prochaska)
2. The Lord at First Did Adam Make (setting © Martin Shaw)
3. Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus / Planxty Irwin
4. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
5. He Shall Feed His Flock
6. Three Ships Medley
7. Noel Nouvelet / Wexford Carol
8. What Child Is This? / Menuet
9. Easter Thursday / O Sacred Head Now Wounded
10. O Little Town of Bethlehem
11. Twinkle, Twinkle, Christmas Star
12. Christ Child Lullaby
13. Gesł Bambino
14. Hewlett / Silent Night
Ordering Information
How can I order What Child Is This? by mail?
Here is a printable order form. Each copy of What Child Is This? is $15, plus $2 shipping and handling for the first and $0.50 for any additional copies.
How can I purchase What Child Is This? in the Ithaca area?
Get a copy for $15 at any of my performances, or pick one up at Ludgate Farms in Dryden or the Ithaca Flower Shop on 13 across from Kmart.
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