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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
"In Sweetest Rejoicing," commonly sung as "Good Christian Men, Rejoicing," is a traditional carol. The melody is played in the left hand with a lyrical descant singing above it. The Pedal contains a slow moving melodic fragment of the hymn tune "Vom Himmel hoch."<ref>"A Page for the Part-Time Musician," Yeager, James A. The American Organist, 44.11 (Nov 2010): 54-55.</ref> | |||
The Pedal contains a slow moving melodic fragment of the hymn tune "Vom Himmel hoch."<ref>"A Page for the Part-Time Musician," Yeager, James A. The American Organist, 44.11 (Nov 2010): 54-55.</ref> | |||
==Organ and Registration== | ==Organ and Registration== | ||
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===Scores=== | ===Scores=== | ||
Schott/Hal Leonard 49003685 | |||
The Schott edition is available at [http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/6-chorales-op-11-sheet-music/5963778 Sheet Music Plus]. | The Schott edition is available at [http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/6-chorales-op-11-sheet-music/5963778 Sheet Music Plus]. | ||
The Leonard edition is available in the collection Six Organ Chorales, published in North America. Purchasing information is available [http://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.do?itemid=49003685&lid=0&subsiteid=1& here]. | |||
===Recordings=== | ===Recordings=== | ||
Latest revision as of 04:14, 3 February 2015
Background
"In Sweetest Rejoicing," commonly sung as "Good Christian Men, Rejoicing," is a traditional carol. The melody is played in the left hand with a lyrical descant singing above it. The Pedal contains a slow moving melodic fragment of the hymn tune "Vom Himmel hoch."[1]
Organ and Registration
For two manuals and pedal.
No registration indications are given. However, a gentle 8' reed is beautiful for the solo line in the left hand.
Fingering and Pedaling
The pedal notes consist of half and dotted-half notes that generally move by step or small interval, with a rest between each pedal note.
Articulation and Phrasing
Ornamentation
Tempo and Meter
The tempo indication is: Leicht und fröhlich bewegt. The English translation is: Easily and cheerfully moved.
The meter is 6/4, alternating a couple times with 9/4.
Resources
Scores
Schott/Hal Leonard 49003685
The Schott edition is available at Sheet Music Plus.
The Leonard edition is available in the collection Six Organ Chorales, published in North America. Purchasing information is available here.
Recordings
Bonnen plays..., Dietmar Bonnen, organist [1]
Organs in Cologne [2]
Hermann Schroeder Organ Works [3]
Free Online
"In Quiet Joy," December 8, 1997, Pipedreams, [4]
"The Holy Birth," Friday, December 17, 2010, Pipedreams, organist William Watkins [5]
Hermann Schroeder, In dulci jubilo, performed by James Welch [6]
Pay to Listen
Music for Christmas: James Welch in Concert at Stanford Memorial Church, MP3 Album $11.99 or purchase the single MP3 for Hermann Schroeder, In dulci jubilo, $0.99 [7]
Notes
- ↑ "A Page for the Part-Time Musician," Yeager, James A. The American Organist, 44.11 (Nov 2010): 54-55.
