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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing: alto part

The alto part of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing in G, from B3 to C5. Hear it on its own or with the others, then sing it and watch each note light up.

Sings the words under the tune, mostly a third or a sixth below it, and has the G-sharp on "proclaim" and on the refrain's "angels" that turns the harmony toward A minor.

Range
B3 to C5
Key
G
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  1. 01 · Your part

    Hear your part on its own until the tune of it is in your ear.

  2. 02 · With the others

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  3. 03 · Sing it

    Sing it with the others under you and watch each note light up as you land it. The mic listens only while it plays, and nothing is recorded.

About Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Words: Charles Wesley (1739), altered by George Whitefield (1753) and others

Tune: Felix Mendelssohn (1840), adapted by William H. Cummings (1856)

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing began as Charles Wesley's Hymn for Christmas-Day of 1739, and George Whitefield rewrote its opening lines in 1753. The tune is Felix Mendelssohn's, from a festival song of 1840, fitted to Wesley's words by William H. Cummings in the 1850s. Our arrangement is read from the four parts of Hymns Ancient and Modern, in its standard edition of 1875, in G as printed. This is the first verse and the refrain for 2 to 4 singers, all on the words, bright and festive, with a breath at every line.

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