• Grade: Fifth
• Origin: Latin, “O Antiphons” – translated: John Neale (1818-1866), Henry Coffin (1877-1954)
• Key: E minor (pitched in G Major)
• Time: 4/4
• Form: phrases: ABCA AB – song: AB, verse/refrain
• Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta ta ta | ta/a/a ta |
• Pitches: intermediate: so la do re mi fa so
• Intervals: intermediate: la/do/mi ascending submediant arpeggio (vi, Em), re/fa (m3), mi\do\la descending submediant arpeggio (vi, Em), la/do (m3), re\ti (M3), la/re (P4), re\la (P4), so/do (P4), do/so8 (P5), so8\mi (M3)
• Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, quarter; pickup beat, verse/refrain
• Key Words: Biblical history: Isaiah 7:14; world geography: Sinai; sacred, Emmanuel (God with us), ransom, captive, Israel, Mourns, Evil, appear, rejoice, wisdom, nigh, knowledge, might, ancient, law, majesty, awe, thou, stem, foe, deliver, trust, power, sigh, dayspring, drawing nigh, disperse, gloomy, shadow, flight, desire, nations, bind, strife, quarrel, cease, mankind, peace; abbreviations: ev’ry (every), vict’ry (victory), heav’nly (heavenly)
• Recorder: intermediate: introducing F#, minor tonal center, tonic arpeggios (i, Em)

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