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Work Begun
- (edtf) 1840
Form
- (lcgft) Hymns
Variants
- Cummings, William Hayman, 1831-1915. Hark! the herald angels sing
- Hark! The herald angels sing
- Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Hark! The herald angels sing
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Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Cummings, William Hayman, 1831-1915. Hark! the herald angels sing
Sources
- found: Wonacott, G. Chorale on Hark! The herald angels sing, c2006:t.p. verso (Hark! The herald angels sing is generally regarded as the first English Christmas hymn (as distinguished from carols). The text is by Charles Wesley. The tune was adapted from the 2nd movement of Felix Mendelssohn's Festgesang, op. 68)
- found: Wasson, D.D. Hymntune index and related hymn materials, 1998(Mendelssohn (1840); source: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, arr. William Hayman Cummings, 1855, first published in Congregational hymn and tune book, 1857; also known as: Bethlehem, By the first bright Easter day, Christmas, Ecoutez le chant des anges, Festgesang, Glory be to God on high, Hark! The herald angels sing, etc.)
- found: New Grove:s.v. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (Festgesang (for the Gutenberg Festival), male vv., 1840; no. 2 adapted by W.H. Cummings as "Hark! the herald angels sing")
- found: Worship the Lord, c1989:162 (Hark! the herald angels sing; tune name: Mendelssohn)
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Change Notes
- 2007-04-25: new
- 2017-02-18: revised
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