Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Cummings, William Hayman)

Authorship Note
Although the music was composed by Mendelssohn, his music was posthumously adapted by Cummings to an unrelated
sacred text by Charles Wesley (poet) (1707-1788) for this carol (see end of page)


Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 carol
Composition Year 1855
Genre Categories Carols; Religious works; Sacred hymns; Hymns; For mixed chorus, organ; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the organ; For chorus with keyboard; English language; For mixed chorus, orchestra (arr); Scores featuring mixed chorus (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For chorus with orchestra (arr); For mixed chorus, wind band (arr); Scores featuring wind band (arr); For mixed chorus, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani, organ (arr); Scores featuring the trumpet (arr); Scores featuring the trombone (arr); Scores featuring the timpani (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For chorus with solo instruments (arr); For voice, mixed chorus (arr); For unaccompanied voices and chorus (arr); Scores featuring the voice (arr); Scores featuring the soprano voice (arr); For mixed chorus (arr); For unaccompanied chorus (arr); For male chorus (arr); Scores featuring male chorus (arr); For 2 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba (arr); Scores featuring the horn (arr); Scores featuring the tuba (arr); For 11 players (arr); For 2 trumpets, 2 trombones (arr); For 4 players (arr); For piano left hand (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano left hand (arr); For 1 player (arr)

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Performances

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For Mixed Chorus and Wind Band (Rondeau)

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#177331 - 3.68MB - 4:01 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1586×⇩ - MP3 - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/2/10)

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For Mixed Chorus, 2 Trumpets, 2 Trombones, Timpani and Organ (Rondeau)

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#177323 - 3.24MB - 3:32 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 927×⇩ - MP3 - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/2/10)

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For Mixed Chorus (Knuth)

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#121054 - 0.41MB - 0:42 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1104×⇩ - MP3 - Jürgen Knuth

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Jürgen Knuth (2011/9/8)

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For 2 Horns, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones and Tuba (Rondeau)

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#544297 - 3.12MB - 2:35 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 125×⇩ - MP3 - Michrond

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Michrond (2018/10/4)

Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau, 2018.
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For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Rondeau)

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#221604 - 0.01MB - 1:32 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 468×⇩ - MID - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/5/20)

Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
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For Synthesizer

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#885397 - 3.72MB - 2:02 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 19×⇩ - MP3 - Jquesada123

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Jquesada123 (2023/11/24)

Performer Pages Jquesada123 (piano)
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Sheet Music

Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Mixed Chorus and Orchestra (Hudson)

 Complete Score and Parts
#404689 - 0.18MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 13076×⇩ - Rah9639

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Rah9639 (2015/12/27)

Arranger Robert A. Hudson
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For Mixed Chorus and Wind Band (Rondeau)

 Complete Score
#177332 - 0.17MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 6660×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/2/10)

 Complete Parts
#177333 - 0.90MB, 25 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2090×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/2/10)

 Engraving files (Finale)
#176570 - 2.08MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2014×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/2/10)

Arranger Michel Rondeau
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For Mixed Chorus, 2 Trumpets, 2 Trombones, Timpani and Organ (Rondeau)

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#177324 - 0.17MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3796×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/2/10)

⇒ 6 more: Choir • Trumpet 1/2 • Trombone 1/2 • Timpani • Organ • Engraving files (Finale)

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#177325 - 0.07MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1571×⇩ - Michrond

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 Trumpet 1/2
#177326 - 0.05MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 763×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/2/10)

 Trombone 1/2
#177327 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 541×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/2/10)

 Timpani
#177328 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 520×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/2/10)

 Organ
#177329 - 0.07MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1992×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/2/10)

 Engraving files (Finale)
#176571 - 0.48MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 786×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/2/10)

Arranger Michel Rondeau
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For Descant and Mixed Chorus (Akabuogu)

 Complete Score
#86837 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 5049×⇩ - Dimma

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Dimma (2010/12/9)

Arranger Chukwudimma Akabuogu - descant melody
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For Mixed Chorus (Knuth)

 Complete Score
#82532 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 6654×⇩ - Jürgen Knuth

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Jürgen Knuth (2010/10/22)

 Engraving files (Capella)
#224528 - 0.00MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1324×⇩ - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2012/5/25)

Arranger Jürgen Knuth
Language German
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Misc. Notes German translation of text by Charles Wesley (1707-1788) - see notes.
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For Male Chorus (Sothilander)

 Complete Score
#752249 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 350×⇩ - Sothilander

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Sothilander (2021/12/20)

Arranger Georg L. Sothilander
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Misc. Notes Only the bass line bars 16-18 is new, but based on given harmonisation
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 Complete Score (3 part male choir)
#754075 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 226×⇩ - Sothilander

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Sothilander (2021/12/26)

Arranger Georg L. Sothilander
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Misc. Notes Only the bass line bars 12-14 and the same in bars 16-18 is new, but based on given harmonisation
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For 2 Horns, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones and Tuba (Rondeau)

 Complete Score and Parts
#544294 - 0.36MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 656×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2018/10/4)

 Engraving files (Finale & XML)
#544295 - 1.14MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 226×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2018/10/4)

Arranger Michel Rondeau (b. 1948)
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For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Rondeau)

 Complete Score
#221600 - 0.05MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1965×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/5/20)

 Trumpet 1/2
#221601 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 619×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/5/20)

 Trombone 1/2
#221602 - 0.03MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 383×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/5/20)

 Engraving files
#221603 - 0.18MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 494×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/5/20)

Arranger Michel Rondeau
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For Piano Left Hand (Meyer)

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#308201 - 0.01MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2950×⇩ - George

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George (2013/12/24)

Arranger George Arthur Meyer
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General Information

Work Title Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Alternative. Title
Composer Cummings, William Hayman
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 carol
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1855
First Publication. 1855-12-24 by J. J. Ewer & Co., London
Librettist Charles Wesley (1707–1788)
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation mixed chorus (SATB), organ
External Links Wikipedia article
Extra Information In 1855 Cummings adapted part of the "Vaterland, in deinen Gauen" section from the Festgesang zum Gutenbergfest, WoO 9, by Felix Mendelssohn (1840), making changes to the rhythm and harmonisation of the original to fit the lyrics of Charles Wesley's "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" (1754). Wesley intended his words to be sung to the same tune as his hymn "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today" and in some hymnals that tune is included for "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" along with the more popular Mendelssohn-Cummings tune (see Wikipedia article).
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