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"Angels We Have Heard on High" is generally sung to the hymn tune "Gloria", a traditional French carol as arranged by Edward Shippen Barnes.Its most memorable feature is its chorus, "Gloria in excelsis Deo", where the "o" of "Gloria" is fluidly sustained through 16 notes of a rising and falling melismatic melodic sequence.
The popular Christmas carol "Angels We Have Heard on High" is derived from the beginning of the Gloria, which it uses as a refrain. It has been translated into several languages. The Gloria features prominently in the popular song "Silence" by Delerium, a trance song as well as in Gina's and Elvira's theme from the Scarface soundtrack.
In the United Kingdom the hymn has nowadays come to be sung invariably to the same tune as the original French carol, "Iris" [3] (as published in the Oxford Book of Carols). [1] A variation of this tune, "Gloria", is used for the American carol Angels We Have Heard on High.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Sing a New Song to the Lord; Alleluia! Sing to Jesus; Alma Redemptoris Mater; Angels We Have Heard on High; Anima Christi (Soul of my Saviour) Asperges me; As a Deer; As I Kneel Before You (also known as Maria Parkinson's Ave Maria) At That First Eucharist; At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing; At the Name of Jesus; Attende ...
The traditional French carol tune to which the hymn "Angels We Have Heard on High" is usually sung (and "Angels from the Realms of Glory" in Great Britain), contains one of the most well known melismatic sequences in Christian hymn music.
The lyrics of Angels We Have Heard on High were written to a slightly modified version of the music of French traditional song Les Anges dans nos campagnes (literally translating to 'The Angels in our Countryside'). Chadwick's lyrics are clearly inspired but are not a direct translation of the song, though there are similarities.
The song was released as a single from the album and charted at No. 50 on the Billboard Hot Christian ... "A Mighty Fortress/Angels We Have Heard On High" Traditional:
"The Angels Medley ("The First Noel" / "Angels We Have Heard on High" / "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing")" – 6:03; All split lead, with Michael singing lead predominantly "Don't Save It All for Christmas Day" (Celine Dion, Ric Wake, Peter Zizzo) – 4:43; Sung by Jody "Jesus, Born on This Day" (Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey) – 4:25; Sung by ...