Carol of the Bells (Leontovych, Mykola)

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Recordings

For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Rondeau)

Performer Pages Michel Rondeau (trumpet)
Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
Performers with Marthe Jobidon (trumpet), Eric Vaillancourt & Steve Guerin (trombones)
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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For Mixed Chorus (Composer/Weymouth)
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Performers sequenced MIDI
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For 4 Flutes (Johnson)
Publisher Info. Charles A Johnson, 2023.
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For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Rondeau)
Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
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For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau, 2019.
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Sheet Music

Scores

Editor Drew Weymouth
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Misc. Notes This is the original version with Ukrainian lyrics. The popular English lyrics by Peter Wilhousky (1902-1978) are under copyright.
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Editor Ben Kwong
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Misc. Notes This is the original version with Ukrainian lyrics. Primary sources were difficult to find, so I depended on the typeset available on Wikimedia and an old low-res scan of sheet music from this site. IPA transliteration has been graciously supplied by Cheri Montgomery and STM Publishers.
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Editor Guido Alici
Language Italian
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Misc. Notes Italian lyrics (Carola delle campane) by Guido Alici
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PDF typeset by editor
Mavorte (2023/1/6)

Editor Mario Rodríguez Peña
Language Spanish
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Misc. Notes "La Golondrinita", Spanish lyrics of the Ukrainian carol Shchedryk (original in public domain)
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Strings (Manookian)
See: Christmas Carol Suite by Jeff Manookian
For 4 Flutes (Johnson)

4 more: Flute 1 • Flute 2 • Flute 3 • Flute 4

Arranger Charles Anthony Johnson (b. 1939)
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For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Rondeau)
Arranger Michel Rondeau
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For 2 Flugelhorns, Bass Trombone and Tuba (Rondeau)
Arranger Michel Rondeau
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For 4 Guitars (Shorter)
Arranger Steve Shorter
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For 3 Open Instruments (Dich)
Arranger Arne Dich
Publisher. Info. Ukrainian Folksong Suite
Arne Dich, 2024.
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Misc. Notes From "Ukrainian Folksong Suite" - 9 songs of resistance. 3 Parts - Transposed for 18 Woodwinds, Saxes and Strings.
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For Horn, Trumpet and Euphonium (Messerschmidt)
Arranger Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt (b. 1944)
Publisher. Info. Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt, 2020.
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For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)
Arranger Michel Rondeau (b. 1948)
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For Violin or Viola or Cello (Fine)
Arranger Elaine Fine (b. 1959)
Publisher. Info. Elaine Fine, 2020.
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General Information

Work Title Carol of the Bells
Alternative. Title Shchedryk
Composer Leontovych, Mykola
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IML 1
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1904
First Performance. 1916
First Publication. 1921 - Kiev: Mystetstvo, in Vybrani khorovi tvory (reprinted 1949)
Librettist Folk Song
Language Ukrainian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation mixed chorus (SATB)
External Links Wikipedia article (Carol of the Bells)
Wikipedia article (Shchedryk)
Extra Information The Leontovych work is an arrangement of the Ukrainian folk carol for New Year's Day, Shchedryk