Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The song became popular in the English-speaking world, where it became strongly associated with Christmas. [6] Although "Carol of the Bells" uses the melody from "Shchedryk", the lyrics of these two songs have nothing in common. The ostinato of the Ukrainian song suggested to Wilhousky the sound of ringing bells, so he wrote lyrics on that theme.
Shchedryk may refer to: "Shchedryk" (song), a traditional Ukrainian song, the source of the tune of the English-language Christmas carol "Carol of the Bells" Shchedryk (choir), a professional Ukrainian Children's Choir; Shchedryk (film), а Ukrainian historical drama film directed by Olesia Morhunets-Isaienko
The song was arranged by the Ukrainian composer and teacher Mykola Leontovych in 1916. "Shchedryk" was later adapted as an English Christmas carol , " Carol of the Bells ", by popular American composer, educator, and choral conductor of Ukrainian ethnic origin Peter J. Wilhousky following a performance of the original song by Alexander Koshetz ...
"Carol of the Bells" is a popular Christmas carol, which is based on the Ukrainian New Year's song "Shchedryk". The music for the carol comes from the song written by the Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych in 1914; the English-language lyrics were written in 1936 by American composer of Ukrainian origin Peter Wilhousky.
Mykola Leontovych's song "Shchedryk" is his best-known piece. [1] "Shchedryk" is generally said to have been first performed on 25 December 1916, at St. Volodymyr's Kyiv University. However, it was first performed on 29 December 1916 [which calendar?] in the Kyiv Merchants' Assembly Hall, now part of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine. [27]
Koshetz also documented the choir's travels in the memoir With Song, Around the World (З піснею через світ). In 1926, he settled in New York and worked in the United States and Canada to educate new conductors: he conducted music courses for conductors, etc. He composed church music (5 liturgies, some chants), and arranged folk ...
Paul O'Neill explained the story behind "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24" in an interview published on ChristianityToday.com: [2]. We heard about this cello player born in Sarajevo many years ago who left when he was fairly young to go on to become a well-respected musician, playing with various symphonies throughout Europe.
Ritual songs show the greatest tendency to preservation. They are frequently in recitative style, essentially monodic , based on notes in the range of a third or a fourth. An example of this style is the theme for the Shchedrivka " Shchedryk " known in the West as " Carol of the Bells ".