Tirlee! Tirlo!
David Hahn
About this work:
The coming of Christmas, celebrating the birth of Christ, is also a paradigm for the joy we feel when a baby is born into our families. This joy is often accompanied by gifts, flowers, song and an abundance of love.
Tirlee! Tirlo! is a carol showing what the shepherds had to offer the new-born Christ child: the spirited sounds of their pipes. The lyrics depict the joy which the shepherds felt as they witnessed the happy events and signs surrounding the birth of Christ. This is a song of celebration and the brief chorus following each verse mimes the pipes of the merry shepherds as they mark the day.
Premiere: University of Washington Singers directed by Gary Canon, at CarolFest, Seattle, WA, December 2003.
Year composed: 1998
Duration: 00:03:20
Ensemble type: Chorus, with or without Solo Voices:Chorus, Unaccompanied
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