Ding Dong merrily on high (arr Mather)
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| Music: | French 16th Century melody adapted by George Ratcliffe Woodward | |
| Arranger: | R. Mather | |
| Voicing: | SATB and Organ | |
| Words: | George Ratcliffe Woodward |
Ding dong! merrily on high,
in heav’n the bells are ringing:
Ding dong! verily the sky
is riv’n with angel singing.
in heav’n the bells are ringing:
Ding dong! verily the sky
is riv’n with angel singing.
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!
and “io, io, io!”
by priest and people sungen.
Pray you, dutifully prime
your matin chime, ye ringers;
May you beautifully rime
your evetime song, ye singers.
your matin chime, ye ringers;
May you beautifully rime
your evetime song, ye singers.
NB the "I" of "io, io, io," is pronounced "e" ("eo, eo, eo")
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Ding Dong 1 - arr Mather
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Ding Dong 2 - arr Mather
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“Ding Dong Merrily on High” is a secular dance tune that evolved into a Christmas song. The tune first appeared as Bransle l'Officiale in the Orchésographie, a dance book written by Jehan Tabourot (1519-1593). The text was composed by George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848-1934), and it was first published in 1924 in his The Cambridge Carol-Book: Being Fifty-two Songs for Christmas, Easter, And Other Seasons. Woodward took an interest in church bell ringing, which no doubt aided him in writing it. Woodward was the author of several carol books, including 'Songs of Syon' and 'The Cowley carol Book'. The macaronic style is characteristic of Woodward’s delight in archaic poetry.
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