Born: July 24, 1830, Brentwood, Essex, England.
Died: February 15, 1926, Brentwood, Essex, England.
Almost completely self taught, Brown began playing the organ at the age 10. He was organist of the Brentwood Parish Church, Essex (1842-53); St. Edward’s, Romford (1853-58); Brentwood Parish Church (1858-88); St. Peter’s Church, South Weald (from 1889); and Sir Anthony Browne’s School (to 1926). A member of the London Gregorian Association, he helped assemble the Service Book for the annual festival in St. Paul’s Cathedral. He supported the Oxford Movement, and pioneered the restoration of plainchant and Gregorian mu… Go to person page >
In 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑎𝑠 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑠, Walter Ehret says this tune is "16th century English". It is possible that Brown actually just arranged a preexisting tune. The portion of the tune used for the stanzas seems pretty standardized among instances, but there's a fair amount of disparity in the refrain, particularly the first couple of phrases.
Tune Title: [When Christ was born of Mary free]First Line: When Christ was born of Mary freeComposer: Arthur Henry BrownKey: D MajorSource: Carols Old and Carols New by Charles L. Hutchins (Boston: Parish Choir, 1916)
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