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Anne has created a set of interludes to use with her carol sets.
download interludesGreensleeves
This well-loved carol tune dates from the 16th century, and some 300 years later, shed its worldly associations and was adapted for the carol “What Child is This.” This arrangement for lever harp is based on my pedal harp arrangement on my recording Break Forth. Watch Anne Sullivan play “Greensleeves”:
O Little Town of Bethlehem
The tune “Forest Green” is an old tune from a ballad called “The Ploughboy’s Dream.” It was used by Ralph Vaughan Williams as a setting for the carol text in the 1906 publication of The English Hymnal. The result is a beautiful blending of the dreamy feeling of original tune and the traditional words. Watch Anne Sullivan play “O Little Town of Bethlehem”:
I Saw Three Ships
The first printed version of this carols dates from the 17th century. The tune is often asserted to be a cheerful variant of “Greensleeves.” The three ships are the camels, the “ships of the desert,” that brought the magi from the east. Watch Anne Sullivan play “I Saw Three Ships”:
About the carols
Kling, Glöckchen
“Kling, Glöckchen,” or “Ring, Little Bell”, is a favorite Christmas carol of German children. The lyrics were written in the 19th century and set to a traditional German folk tune. I have included two versions of this carol arrangement. One has no lever or pedal changes, but the melody has been slightly altered to allow this. The other version has the correct melody but requires some pedaling or skillful levering. Watch Anne Sullivan play “Kling, Glöckchen”:
Susani, Susani
“Susani, Susani” is also known as “Vom Himmel hoch, o Engel kommt.” It is one of the oldest, and in my opinion, loveliest German carols, dating back to the 14th century. It has a sweet and gentle rocking rhythm like a cradle song. Watch Anne Sullivan play “Susani, Susani”:
In Dulci Jubilo
This carol is more familiarly known as “Good Christian Men, Rejoice.” The words and the tune both date from the 14th century. The text is credited to Heinrich Seuse who, in a vision, danced with angels who were singing these words. Watch Anne Sullivan play “In Dulci Jubilo”:
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