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The Seven Joys of Christmas (Choral Score)
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3-part women's choir, optional piano or full orchestra with harp (1 1 1 1 — 1 0 0 0 — 2 perc — hp — str —SSA Chorus)
SKU: EC.2583
Composed by Kirke Mechem. Christmas, 21st Century. Choral score. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #2583. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.2583).ISBN 600313425837. UPC: 600313425837. Octavo inches. Text: Traditional Carols.
Kirke Mechem composed the Seven Joys of Christmas for the Chamber Singers of the San Francisco College for Women. He set out with the goal of setting lesser-known, but none the less attractive, carols from different countries in order to paint different aspects of joy for the Christmastide. He employed the number "Seven" because it is considered a magical number (as it is applies to mystery in the liturgy). The final carol, God bless the master of this house, is an amusing combination of all the carols in the composition, in addition to other well-known Christmastide melodies. In certain passages, two, three, even four different carols are being performed at the same time!
Contents:
1. The Joy of Love: This is the truth
2. The Joy of Bells: Din don! merrily on high
3. The Joy of Mary: Joseph dearest, Joseph mine
4. The Joy of Children: Patapan
5. The Joy of the New Year: New Year Song
6. The Joy of Dance: Fum, fum, fum!
7. The Joy of Song: God bless the master of this house.
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Anonymous
November 09, 2017
Mechem Seven Joys of Christmas
Enjoyable Christmas music that is accessible to small choirs, e.g., 12-15. Familiar carols with nice, not difficult adaptations. Harp is particularly nice feature for Christmas services. Seven movements make it easy to break piece apart for a mass or lessons and carols service.
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