Peace Carol

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Voice 1, Voice 2, Voice 3, Piano — Peace Carolxa0combines the beloved Christmas carolxa0It Came upon the Midnight Clearxa0with an original counter melody to form a traditional partner song.xa0 The flowing 3/4 meter gives singers an opportunity to learn and experience legato phrasing inherent in this rhythmic genre and necessary to create the gentle, expressive feel of the carol. Phrasing is of the utmost importance.It Came upon the Midnight Clearxa0was written as a poem by Edmund Sears, Pastor of the Unitarian Church of Wayland, Massachusetts in 1849.xa0 In 1850, Richard Storrs Willis, a composer who studied with the famous Felix Mendelssohn, wrote the melody originally titledxa0Carol. It is one of the most widely known holiday melodies in the United States. Peace Carol combines the beloved carol "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" with an original counter melody to form a traditional partner song. The flowing 3/4 meter gives singers an opportunity to learn and experience legato phrasing inherent in this rhythmic genre and necessary to create the gentle, expressive feel of the carol. Lovely, lyric, and beloved.

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