Syncopation in 6/4 time, feeling duple meter in 6/4 time,
repeated melodic rhythm patterns.
Description
- Grade: Fifth
- Origin: German/Latin, English translation: John Mason Neale (1818-1866)
- Key: F Major
- Time: 6/4 unusual time signature
- Form: ABBC
- Rhythm: beginners: | ta/a ta ta/a ta | syncopation,
| ta/a ta ta/a/a | syncopation, | ta/a/a ta/a/a |
| ta/a/a/a/a | - Pitches: intermediate: So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La
- Intervals: beginners: m3: Mi/So, So\Mi; M3: Do/Mi; P5: Mi\So, Do/So
- Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, quarter; pickup beat, tied notes; 6/4 time: (slower version of 6/8) feeling duple meter (2) in 6/4 (dotted half), melodic rhythm patterns
- Key Words: world geography: Germany, England; old language: Latin; sacred, Christian, rejoice, Jesus Christ, ox and ass, manger, heart and soul, voice, bliss, forever, fear, grave, peace, blest, everlasting; Old English: ye (you), hath (has); abbreviations: ope’d (opened), heav’nly (heavenly)
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Good Christian men, rejoice with heart and soul and voice! Give ye heed to what we say: News! News! Jesus Christ is born today; Ox and ass before him bow and he is in the manger now. Christ is born today, Christ is born today. |
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Good Christian men, rejoice with heart and soul and voice! Now ye hear of endless bliss: Joy! Joy! Jesus Christ was born for this; He hath ope’d the heav’nly door and man is blest forever more. Christ was born for this, Christ was born for this. |
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3. | Good Christian men, rejoice with heart and soul and voice! Now ye need not fear the grave: Peace! Peace! Jesus Christ was born to save; Calls you one and calls you all to gain his everlasting hall. Christ was born to save, Christ was born to save. |
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