SATB choir, assembly, organ accompaniment, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, bas...(+)
SATB choir, assembly,
organ accompaniment,
violin 1, violin 2,
viola, cello, bass -
Intermediate
SKU:
GI.G-9190
Composed by
George Frideric Handel.
Arranged by Richard
Proulx. Christmastide,
Christmas Vigil,
Christmas Night,
Christmas Dawn, Christmas
Day. Proulx Legacy
Series. Tune Name:
Antioch. Sacred. Octavo.
16 pages. GIA
Publications #9190.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-9190).
UPC: 785145919003.
English. Text Source:
Issac Watts, 1674-1748,
alt. Text by Isaac
Watts.
This setting
of “Joy to the
World†has a
“Handelianâ€
feel, complete with a sly
quotation from the
“Hallelujahâ€
chorus at the end.
Stanzas 2 and 3 are
combined and set in fugal
fashion. Fun to sing, it
will become a favorite of
the choir and the
congregation! The string
bass part is
optional.