In Music
Peter Warlock used the carol in composition and applied it to those that died at war in 1919.
Benjamin Britten used it in the fifth variation of "A Boy Was Born" (Choral Variations For Mixed Voices), Opus 3, in 1933.
John Gerrish wrote an arrangement for it in 1957, titled "The Falcon."
Ian Read's English Neo-folk band Fire + Ice, performs a version of this song on their 1992 album Gilded by the Sun
Singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley included his interpretation of Britten's work on his debut 1994 album, Grace. About his version Buckley said, "The 'Carol' is a fairytale about a falcon who takes the beloved of the singer to an orchard. The singer goes looking for her and arrives at a chamber where his beloved lies next to a bleeding knight and a tomb with Christ's body in it."
Scottish singer-songwriter Archie Fisher performs a version of this song, 'Looly, Looly', on his album 'Will Ye Gang, Love' (1994)
It has been set for unaccompanied choir by Norwegian composer Trond Kverno in 1995.
The carol is featured in The Choirboys's album, The Choirboys, released in 2005.
In 2007 it was sung in Season 1, Episode 2 of the drama on Showtime, The Tudors.
New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra sings this on her album "Winter Magic", released in November 2009.
The Chapel choir of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge recorded a choral version of the Corpus Christi Carol on their 2009 album, Ave Virgo.
English guitarist Jeff Beck performs his interpretation on his 2010 album, Emotion & Commotion. In the album liner notes, Beck states that Jeff Buckley inspired his cover of this piece: "When I heard Jeff Buckley's album, the simplicity and the beauty of the way he sounded amazed me."
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