| Title | Once in Royal David's City |
| Alternative title | Irby |
| Creators | Henry John Gauntlett, composer Cecil Frances Alexander, librettist |
| Opus | — |
| Instrumentation | mixed chorus |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | G major |
| Composed | 1848 |
| First published | — |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Carols |
| Language | English |
| Period | Romantic |
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| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
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| View | Complete | mixed chorus and orchestra | Robert A. Hudson |
| View | Complete | mixed chorus, 2 trumpets and 2 trombones | Michel Rondeau |
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
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| View | Complete | — | Joseph Masters | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus and orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus, 2 trumpets and 2 trombones |
— | — | Complete Score Trumpet 1/2 (C) Trumpet 1/2 (B) Trombone 1/2 Choir Engraving files (Finale) |
| Details | Type | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
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| View | MIDI | For Mixed Chorus, 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Mann-Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
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