Item Number: S0.940053

On Christmas night all Christians sing to hear the news the angels bring.
On Christmas night all Christians sing to hear the news the angels bring.
News of great joy, news of great mirth,
News of our merciful King's birth!

This joyous Christmas song was first published by Luke Wadding, an Irish bishop, in a 17th century collection called Small Garland of Godly and Pious Songs. It became known as ?Sussex Carol? in the early 20th century upon being collected by British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, who heard it being sung by a folk singer in Sussex, England. He later included it in his choral settings, Eight Traditional English Carols and Fantasia on Christmas Carols.

This pedal harp arrangement is in the key of G flat (with a short section in D flat mixolydian for variety, from measures 56 to 65). There are no pedal changes.

The right hand has the melody most of the time, with the left hand accompanying; but the left hand gets to take center stage from measures 33 through 47; again from measures 86 through 89; and again at the end, from measures 100 through 106.

I?ve also made a lever harp arrangement of this song, which is similar except that it?s in the key of G. If you ever wanted to play this arrangement in G instead of G flat, you could do so just by setting the pedals to the key of G at the beginning (and ignoring the key signature).

Perfect for all Christmas events: from church services, to concerts, to parties.

For more harp arrangements by Stephanie Bennett, subscribe to HarpworldMusicCo on YouTube, and visit www.harpworld.com/sheetmusic.html.

I hope you enjoy sharing this cheerful song with your listeners, during many happy holidays! ? Stephanie Bennett

On Christmas night all Christians sing to hear the news the angels bring.
On Christmas night all Christians sing to hear the news the angels bring.
News of great joy, news of great mirth,
News of our merciful King's birth!

This joyous Christmas song was first published by Luke Wadding, an Irish bishop, in a 17th century collection called Small Garland of Godly and Pious Songs. It became known as ?Sussex Carol? in the early 20th century upon being collected by British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, who heard it being sung by a folk singer in Sussex, England. He later included it in his choral settings, Eight Traditional English Carols and Fantasia on Christmas Carols.

This lever harp arrangement is in the key of G (with a short section in D mixolydian for variety, from measures 56 to 65). There are no lever changes. It is suited for harps with at least 34 strings.

The right hand has the melody most of the time, with the left hand accompanying; but the left hand gets to take center stage from measures 33 through 47; again from measures 86 through 89; and again at the end, from measures 100 through 106.

This arrangement is great for all Christmas events, from church services to concerts to parties.
The YouTube video shows the pedal harp arrangement, which is exactly the same as the lever harp arrangement except that it is in the key of G flat instead of G; and it has ONE extra very low note at the very end.

For more harp arrangements by Stephanie Bennett, please subscribe to HarpworldMusicCo on Youtube, and visit www.harpworld.com/sheetmusic.html.
I hope you enjoy sharing this cheerful song with your listeners, during many happy holidays! - Stephanie Bennett

Excellent arrangements, upper intermediate to advanced. Each song segues seamlessly from one to the next with nifty modulations. These tunes have been specifically designed for using lever harp.
Table of Contents:
The First Nowell, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Away In A Manger, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Angels We Have Heard, Silent Night, O Come Emmanuel, Coventry Carol, Of The Father's Love Begotten, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, We Three Kings, What Child Is This, God Rest Ye, Good King Wenceslas, He Is Born, Ding Dong Merrily On High, Here We Come A-Wassailing, Deck the Hall.

Excellent arrangements, upper intermediate to advanced. Each song segues seamlessly from one to the next with nifty modulations. Written expressly for pedal harp.
Table of Contents:
The First Nowell, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Away In A Manger, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Angels We Have Heard, Silent Night, O Come Emmanuel, Coventry Carol, Of The Father's Love Begotten, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, We Three Kings, What Child Is This, God Rest Ye, Good King Wenceslas, He Is Born, Ding Dong Merrily On High, Here We Come A-Wassailing, Deck the Hall.

Feast of Favorites, Vol. 3 is a lovely book for you and your harp. You need a harp with C below middle C and 24-26 strings. Larger harps can play too. These arrangements include chord symbols.The book contains 40 pages of music. The music hovers around intermediate.

You can view several sample pages above. The audio sample is an excerpt from "O Sanctissima."

The book includes these sections and song titles:

Stephen Foster: "My Old Kentucky Home," "Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair," "Swanee River," "Old Black Joe," "Camptown Races," Oh! Susanna" and "Beautiful Dreamer."

Patriotic Songs and Hymns: "Onward Christian Soldiers," "America, the Beautiful," "My Country, 'Tis of Thee," "The Caissons Go Rolling Along," "The Marine's Hymn," "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "Battle Hymn of the Republic."

Sounds of Winter: "O Holy Night," "Angels, From the Realms of Glory," "O Sanctissima," "The Holly and the Ivy," "Ding! Dong! Merrily On High" and "Still, Still, Still."

Feast of Favorites, Vol. 2 is a lovely book for you and your harp. You need a harp with C below middle C and 24-26 strings. Larger harps can play too. These arrangements include chord symbols.The book contains 40 pages of music. The music hovers around intermediate.

You can view several sample pages above. The audio sample is an excerpt from "Fur Elise."

The book includes these sections and song titles:

The Quiet Side: "All the Pretty Little Ponies," "Sakura," "Barbara Allen," "Loch Lomond" and "Carolan's Dream."

Classical: "Merry Widow Waltz," "To a Wild Rose," "Minuett II," "O Mio Babbino Caro," "Polovtsian Dance," "Barcarolle," "Santa Lucia" and "Fur Elise."

Holiday: "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," "Infant Holy," "O Come, O Come Emmanuel," "While Shepherds Watched," "In the Bleak Midwinter" and "Toyland."

This classic Christmas song is arranged for solo pedal or lever harp. It is written in 4/4 time instead of the tradition 3/4 time, giving it a more relaxed feel. This piece is written in the key of C with no lever or pedal changes.

?Anthology? is a collection of fifty themes and melodies in a smart format developed by Ray Pool. It is in ?enhanced lead sheet? format that includes fully fingered melody lines, and in-depth liner notes, unlike traditional fake books. Conveniently indexed according to topic (folk, Celtic, children, hymns, spirituals, plainsong, Jewish, Christmas, opera, and classical), alphabet, and level so that no matter what, the harpist may always find his/her music. It includes four pages of basic chord progressions, and helpful performance notes. Perfect for the harpist of any type or level!
Includes: Air (?Water Music?), All Through the Night, Amazing Grace, Angels We Have Heard on High, Aura Lee, Away in a Manger, Barcarolle, Blest Be the Tie That Binds, Candle Blessing, Chanuka Chag Ya?fe, Cockles and Mussels, Creator of the Stars of Night, Down By the Salley Gardens, Eine Kleine Nacht Musik, Erev Shel Shoshanim, Fairest Lord Jesus, Hinnei Mah Tov, Humbly I Adore Thee, I Gave My Love a Cherry, I Know Where I?m Goin?, I?m a Little Teapot, Intermezzo, Jacob?s Ladder, Kum Ba Yah, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, Let Us Break Bread Together, Loch Lomond, London Bridge, Lord, I Want To Be a Christian, Lullaby (Brahms), Morning, Musetta?s Song, O! mio babbino caro, Old Hundredth, Polovetzian Dance #1, Rondo in C (Clementi), Shalom Chaverim, Sheep May Safely Graze, Shenandoah, Silent Night, Sonata in C (Haydn), Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, The Farmer in the Dell, The Harp That Once, The King of Love, This Old Man, To a Wild Rose, Traumerei, Un bel di vedremo.

Great exercises and tune selections, an outstanding addition to the learning material for harp. Formerly in two volumes, now nicely combined into a 60-page method, this superb collection of exercises and songs can be used for all harps, though the range is specifically for small harps. Exercises are simple and move slowly, developing a solid technique. The book is meant to be used under the guidance of a harp instructor. Fingerings and brackets are well marked, songs are well known, aiding in learning! Tunes are laid out well.

Contains: Drink to Me Only, Amazing Grace, London Bridge, Lavender?s Blue, Cockles and Mussels, Hints of Christmas (a one-page medley that is easy and impressive!), Susy Little Susy, Ode to Joy, Brahms? Lullaby, Kum-ba-yah, We Three Kings, For He?s a Jolly Good Fellow, Crusader?s Hymn, Potpourri (an original tune using many of the techniques found in the book), and Untraveled Path, a tune by one of Ms. Drake?s theory students, arranged for small harp.