It Came upon the Midnight Clear

for SATB chorus and piano

by Emily Hope

This setting of the classic Christmas carol begins with a quiet and intimate first verse that broadens out into an angelic, celebratory interlude section culminating in an exciting fanfare. The second verse features a soaring duet between tenor melody and soprano descant, but devolves into chaos as the text reflects on the world’s “babel sounds,” but as the noise clears, the angels’ song resurfaces, drawing the piece to a serene and ethereal conclusion.

An orchestral version of this piece is available for purchase here.

Audio demo is of the orchestral version of this piece and was created using EastWest Hollywood Choirs and Spitfire Audio BBCSO.

SKU: EHE-007 Categories: Choral Music, Mixed Voices

Descriptive Tags:	Angels, Carol, Celebratory, Christian, Christmas, Ethereal, Flight, Hymn, Light, New Hymn Settings, NIght, Singing
Difficulty:	Advanced
Duration:	1-5 Minutes
Instrumentation:	Piano
Language:	English
Sacred or Secular:	Sacred
Season or Event:	Christmas
Voicing:	SATB

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