DIVINUM MYSTERIUM Instrument_Oboe/English Horn It is considered Ireland’s oldest

It is considered Ireland’s oldest Christmas carol

notated back-to-back)

Hummingbird Music Publishers · Star of County Down for Mixed Ensemble (Soprano Recorder

first published in 1582 as a single-line melody with Latin text

and ice of winter

DIVINUM MYSTERIUM Instrument_Oboe/English Horn It is considered Ireland’s oldestHummingbird Music Publishers Divinum Mysterium Watch Score VideoView Score Taken from Piae Cantiones (1582), Divinum Mysterium is the name of the medieval chant melody which accompanies the hymn Of the Fathers Love Begotten. Piae Cantiones is a Finnish songbook containing a mixture of sacred and secular texts. This adaptation for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and piano takes a few liberties with both rhythm and harmony to produce some unexpected surprises