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This joyful Christmas Carol features 3 verses separated by an interlude. Each instruments takes its turn with the melody. Score & Parts, $20.00.The Poem, Hymn for Christmas Day written by Charles Wesley, was first published in 1739. In 1753 George Whitefield changed a few phrases, renamed it and set Wesleys poem to music. Wesley wanted his hymn to be sung in a slow & solemn manner.In 1840 Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) composed his Gutenberg Cantata in honor of the 400th anniversary of the invention of the printing press. It featured a male chorus with two brass orchestras pus tympani. In 1855 William H. Cummings set the lyrics of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing to Mendelssohns soldier-like melody creating the Christmas hymn we know today!
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