Once in Royal David's City

~ Recording by New York Philharmonic, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Leonard Bernstein

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.15Once in Royal David's City3:58Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic and The Mormon Tabernacle ChoirThe Joy of ChristmasLeonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic and The Mormon Tabernacle ChoirAlbum + Compilation
Columbia MasterworksMS 6499
2.1Once in Royal David's City3:57Mormon Tabernacle ChoirChristmas CollectionMormon Tabernacle ChoirAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Special Products18587
1.15Once in Royal David's City3:59Mormon Tabernacle ChoirGreatest Christmas Classics, Volume 1Mormon Tabernacle ChoirAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Special ProductsA 28145
1.15Once in Royal David's City3:58Henry John GauntlettThe Joy of ChristmasNew York Philharmonic, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Leonard BernsteinAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-09-16
Sony ClassicalSFK 63303

Relationships

choir vocals:The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir) (on 1963-09-03)
orchestra:New York Philharmonic (on 1963-09-03)
conductor:Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor) (on 1963-09-03)
chorus master:Richard P. Condie (conductor) (on 1963-09-03)
arranger:Lowell M. Durham
recorded at:Salt Lake Tabernacle (Mormon Tabernacle) in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (on 1963-09-03)
recording of:Once in Royal David’s City

Once in Royal David’s City

lyricist:Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
later translated versions:I Kong Davids by
I Kong Davids stad eingong
is the basis for:Prelude on "Irby" ("Once in Royal David’s City")
has revision:Once in royal David’s city (rev. Mann)
arrangements:Once in Royal David's City (arr. Ferguson)
Once in Royal David's City (arr. Wilcocks (vv. 2-3) and Mann (v. 4ff))
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Rutter)
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Willcocks)
music quoted on:Song for the King