| Instrument | |
|---|---|
| Level | 3 |
| Recording | |
| Occasion | |
| Theme | “It Came upon a Midnight Clear” – “Noel” |
| Hymn First Line | It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, Noel |
| Writer | |
| Composer | |
| Publisher | |
| Copyright | 2023 |
| Idiom | Brass quintet |
| Comments | “It Came upon a Midnight Clear” – “Noel” |
Hear The Angels Sing
$29.95
This bright, up-tempo march is based on two melodies for the carol “It Came upon a Midnight Clear” – “Noel” by Arthur Sullivan (1874) and “Carol” by Richard Willis (1850). These words, written by Edmund Sears in 1849, beautifully describe the scene when the angels declared to the world that a savior had been born.
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