Choral Choir (SSAA) - Level 2 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1278348
By Isaac Watts. By George Frideric Handel and Lowell Mason. Arranged by Susan C Smith. A Cappella,Christian,Christmas,Holiday,Traditional. Octavo. 8 pages. Susan C Smith at Dusty Guitar Music, LLC #870066. Published by Susan C Smith at Dusty Guitar Music, LLC (A0.1278348).
NON-TRADITIONAL MELODY: A great favorite, and a most well-known song among Christmas carols, Joy to the World was not originally written to be a Christmas carol. There were several melodies attached to the poem by Isaac Watts. The traditional version, which has become the most popular, is attributed to Lowell Mason, and is the fourth revised version. The first part of the tune in the popular version is similar to pieces by George Frideric Handel, and the melody for the second part is Lowell Mason's. Presented herein is a fifth version (maybe there are more!). If one of Handel's rousing pieces could be used for the first part of the song, why not another? I have used the Handel's Overture to the Music for the Royal Fireworks for the first part of the song, and have kept Lowell Mason's rousing ending. Please enjoy. Also available for SATB. ASCAP.
