A collection of these pieces written at the same time as Hymn to St. Cecilia is A Ceremony of [them], composed by Benjamin Britten.
Michael Praetorius's setting is the standard for one of these pieces named "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen". A collection of these pieces written at the same time as Hymn to St. Cecilia is A Ceremony of [them], composed by Benjamin Britten. The nickname of Penderecki's second symphony is due to its quotation, many times, of one of these pieces. Vaughan Williams's Forest Green is used as the tune for another of these pieces. A prominent example of a motive sequence occurs in one of these pieces on the first syllable of the (*) Gloria in "Gloria in Excelsis Deo", where the "o" is sustained for a long passage. The best known example of this type of composition concludes its first stanza with the line "Sleep in heavenly peace". For 10 points, name these pieces traditionally sung around Christmas time, which include "Angels We Have Heard on High" and "Silent Night".
Michael Praetorius's setting is the standard for one of these pieces named "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen".
Christmas carols [or noël; or Advent carols; prompt on Christmas songs or hymns]