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Contrasting strophic and melismatic singing, melodic
rhythm pattern produces six intervals of a third.
Description
- Grade: Fifth
- Origin: France/England – Traditional French Tune,
words: George R. Woodward - Key: G Major
- Time: 4/4
- Form: staves: AABC – song: AB, verse/refrain
- Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ta ti ti ti ti | ta/a/a ta |
| ta ta ta ta | ta/a ta/a | ta/ ti ti ti ti ti | syncopation,
| ta/ ti ta ta | syncopation - Pitches: intermediate: So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa So
- Intervals: intermediate: m3: La/Do, So8\Mi, Fa\Re, Re\Ti, Do\La; M3: Mi\Do; P5: Do/So
- Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; repeat signs, syncopation, six minor thirds, repeated melodic rhythm patterns, verse: strophic: singing one syllable per note, refrain: melismatic: singing one syllable over a series of successive notes
- Key Words: world geography: France, England; Old English: verily (truly), riv’n (contraction for riven: split), e’en (contraction for even), swungen (swung), sungen (sung), ye (you), rime (rhyme), evetime (evening time); heav’n (heaven), steeple, priest, dutifully, prime, matin (morning), chime, beautifully, singers; Latin: gloria (glory), hosanna (praise/joy), in excelsis (on high)
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Ding dong! merrily on high, In heav’n the bells are ringing: Dong dong! verily the sky Is riv’n with angel singing. |
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| Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis! Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis! |
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E’en so here below, below, Let steeple bells be swungen, And “Io, io, io!” By priest and people sungen. |
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| Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis! Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis! |
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Pray you, dutifully prime |
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| Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis! Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis! |
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