Greensleeves (What Child Is This?)

Greensleeves VBR MP3 4.8 mb, Greensleeves OGG format 2.97 mb which is a free, open standard container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. The OGG format is unrestricted by software patents and is designed to provide for efficient streaming and manipulation of high quality digital multimedia.

Tune: Greensleeves is a traditional English folk song and tune, a ground of the form called a romanesca. A broadside ballad by this name was registered at the London Stationer's Company in 1580.

Lyrics: What Child Is This? is a popular Christmas carol that was written in 1865 by hymm writer William Chatterton Dix, at the age of twenty-nine. It was later set to the traditional English tune "Greensleeves"



Since its formation in March 1946, the Field Band has appeared in all fifty states and in more than thirty countries on four continents. The organization's four performing components, the Concert Band, the Soldiers' Chorus, the Jazz Ambassadors, and The Volunteers, each travel over 100 days annually. Tours include formal public concerts, school assemblies, educational outreach programs, festivals, and radio and television appearances.

Performance Licence: (Greensleeves by the Soldiers' Chorus) This site is provided as a public service by The United States Army Field Band. This site is intended to be used by the public for viewing and retrieving information only. Information presented on this website is considered public information and may be distributed or copied unless otherwise specified. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested.

Composition Licence: This MP3 (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the United States, where Works published prior to 1978 were copyright protected for a maximum of 75 years. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" PDF from the U.S. Copyright Office. Works published before 1923 are now in the public domain, in this case Tune, 1580 and Lyrics, 1865.

This MP3 (or other media file) is also in the public domain in countries that figure copyright from the date of death of the artist (post mortem auctoris) in this case Tune, 1580 and Lyrics, William Chatterton Dix, September 9, 1898 and that most commonly runs for a period of 50 to 70 years from December 31st of that year.

This audio is part of the collection: Open Source Audio
Artist/Composer: The United States Army Field Band
Keywords: Greensleeves; hymn; Christmas carol
Creative Commons license: Public Domain