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Angels We Have Heard On High

Catalogue No: ADV7656
Arrangement4 saxophones (SATBar)
Product FormatSheet Music
Edition TypeScore & Part(s)
ArrangerPerconti, Bill
£13.50
Typically dispatched in 5-7 working days
SeriesHoliday Celebration Series
Pages10
Publication Date1 January 2010
Grade of Difficultyeasy - intermediate
ISBN9783892217206 (3892217203)
ISMN9790206300714 (M206300714)
UPC805095076561
Hymns and Carols are the two main sources for the melodies that are associated with traditional Christmas music. While hymns are predominately sacred, the historical roots of carols are in religious and pagan folk music and dance. The latter association with pagan music and dance has throughout history brought carols alternatively in and out of favor with Christmas worship. Fortunately, interest in Christmas music grew in the 20th century, and has led to the popularity it presently enjoys. Angels We Have Heard On High, a popular Christmas song, is likely a traditional French carol. The lyrics refer to the Gospel of Luke’s account of the birth of Christ. In that rendition, shepherds note that the newborn child is surrounded by a chorus of angels. The chorus of Angels We Have Heard On High features a memorable cascading effect of notes on the text “Gloria in Excelsis Deo”, Latin for “Glory to God in the highest”.
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