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Carols from the Old and New Worlds: Ding! Dong! Merrily on high for choir TOV018-C
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3. Ding! Dong! Merrily on high G. R. Woodward (1848-1934)
1 f S, A
riv'n with an - gel sing
Dong!
ing:
Glo
Dong!
Ding! Dong! Ve - ri - ly the
Ding! Dong!
Ding! Dong!
Ding! Dong!
Ding! Dong!
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Ding! Dong!
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Ding! Dong!
sky
ring
In Heav'n the bells are
Ding! Dong! f
Ding! Dong!Mer -ri - ly on high, f
T1 T2
B1 B2
melody: traditional, Thoinot Arbeau (1520-95) arr. Paul Hillier
Glo
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Ding! Dong!
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*(some Tenors and Baritones mixed in both lines)
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Glo © 2013 Theatre of Voices Edition, Copenhagen Engraving by Pedro Marques
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E'en so here be - low, be - low, Let mp E'en mp
so
E'en
here be - low, be - low,
so
here be - low, be - low,
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And
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Let
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stee - ple
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bells
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swung
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Glo
Let
By
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stee - ple
bells
be
swung - en,
stee - ple
bells
be
swung - en,
priest
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and
priest
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en,
o, i - o, i - o
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peo - ple
sung
And I - o, i - o, i - o By priest and peo - ple sung And
sis!
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Ho
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Ho
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and
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sung - en:
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Glo tutti
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3 49 Slightly slower p
Ding! Dong!Mer -ri - ly on high,
mp
Stil
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mp Stil
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Hei
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Nacht!
Nacht!
Hei
Nacht!
Hei
riv'n with an - gel
ein
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sam
sam
sam
sing - ing:
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are
ring - ing;
Nacht!
Al
Nacht!
Al
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li - ge
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li - ge
Glo
Nacht!
wacht
Nur
wacht
Nur
wacht
Nur
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Paar.
Paar.
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Paar.
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Hol
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der
der
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schläft,
les
schläft,
les
trau
schläft,
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trau
das
trau
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hei
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das
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hei
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ri - a!
Knab
Knab
Knab
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Ho - san -na in
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lock -
lock -
lock -
hei
ex - cel - sis!
i - gen
i - gen
i - gen
Haar,
Haar,
Haar,
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li - ge
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les
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Ding! Dong!Ve - ri - ly the sky
li - ge
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In Heav'n the bells
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li - ge
Glo
Schlaf
Schlaf
Schlaf
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Ho
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Ruh,
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himm
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Ruh!
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sis!
più rall.
himm - li - scher
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rall.
Schlaf
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Ruh!
li - scher
Ruh!
fussy, precise
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4 quasi a tempo 73 mp
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Pray mp
Pray you,
you,
du - ti - ful - ly prime
May
you
May you beau - ti - ful - ly
rime
beau - ti - ful - ly
ma
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tin
your
rime
you
eve
your
du - ti - ful - ly prime
chime ye
ma - tin chime ye
your
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eve
time
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ye
song
ring
ring - ers!
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ye
ers!
sing - ers:
sing - ers:
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sis!
5 with spirit 97
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Ding! Dong!Mer -ri - ly on high,
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Ding! Dong!Mer -ri - ly on high,
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Ding! Dong!Mer -ri - ly on high,
Ding!
Dong!
Ding!
In
Heav'n the bells are
In
Heav'n the bells are
In
Dong!
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riv'n with an - gel sing - ing:
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sky
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Ding!
Dong!
Ding!
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Ding! Dong! Ve - ri - ly the
Dong!
Ding!
Dong!
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Ding! Dong! Ve - ri - ly the
ring - ing;
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ring - ing;
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Ding! Dong! Ve - ri - ly the
riv'n with an - gel sing - ing:
Glo
riv'n with an - gel sing - ing:
Ding! Dong!
sky
sky
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ring - ing;
Heav'n the bells are
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ri - a! Ho - san - na
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in
ri - a! Ho - san - na
ex - cel
ri - a! Ho - san - na
ex - cel
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ex - cel
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sis!
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sis!
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