A Caroling We Go by Heritage Music Press

SSA

45/1163H

A-Caroling We Go! Linda Spevacek

Also available: Three-part Mixed (45/1164H)

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45/1163H

SSA a cappella

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A-Caroling We Go!

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Linda Spevacek

Editor: Larry Pugh Music Engraving: Jeanette Dotson ISBN: 978-1-4291-0747-1

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Foreword

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Here are ten carol favorites in easy-to-sing a cappella settings, each with a special choral introduction and coda that reflects the creative Linda Spevacek touch. From Here We Come A-Caroling to We Wish You a Merry Christmas, this is a collection that makes each carol unique while requiring very little rehearsal time. Choirs of all ages will look forward to their opportunity to share the Christmas spirit as a-caroling they go! â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Publisher

Contents

Here We Come A-Caroling.....................................................................................3

The First Nowell......................................................................................................6

Jolly Old St. Nicholas............................................................................................10

We Three Kings of Orient Are...............................................................................12

Deck the Hall.......................................................................................................14

O Come, All Ye Faithful.......................................................................................16

Good King Wenceslas...........................................................................................19

Angels We Have Heard on High...........................................................................22

We Wish You a Merry Christmas..........................................................................26

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Silent Night...........................................................................................................24

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Here We Come A-Caroling Traditional, with additional lyrics by Linda Spevacek Soprano I

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come,

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q k = 108

Alto

Soprano II

vie

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Linda Spevacek Traditional Yorkshire Carol

On ly

Ranges:

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car - ol-ing, car - ol-ing, car - ol-ing, car - ol - ing,

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car

rit.

œ.

car

œ.

˙.

ing!

rit.

˙.

ing!

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green, door,

but

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so to

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glad Christ - mas

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d’ring dren,

so whom

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Love and

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vie

joy

come to

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too;

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and

God

bless

you and

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send

you

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ful

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Year.

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send

you a

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Year!

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joy

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py New Year,

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1. (opt.)

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The First Nowell

Linda Spevacek Traditional 17th-century English Carol

Soprano I

SI With energy

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ell!

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SII

vie

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Alto

Soprano II

Ranges:

On ly

Traditional

∑ Œ

Now

>˙ .

ell,

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they earth

lay it

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say star

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the and

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sheep, light,

on a and

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that both

was day

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Linda Spevacek Traditional United States

Traditional Soprano I

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h = ca. 112

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jol - ly, jol - ly,

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jol - ly, jol - ly,

Nich - o - las, pair of skates,

St. a

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old wants

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vie

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# # 2 & # 2

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Alto

Soprano II

On ly

Ranges:

∑

tell wants

a a

∑

œœ

˙˙

lean your ear this Su - sy wants a

jol - ly, jol - ly.

sin - gle pic - ture

soul book,

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cresc.

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jol - ly, jol - ly,

# # # F cresc. & œ œ œ œ

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w ˙

man, rest,

œœ

jol - ly,

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you the

œœ

jol - ly,

jol - ly, jol - ly

œ œ œ œ

˙˙

œ œ

w w

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what you’ll me, dear

optional repeat

˙˙ ..

can. best.

˙. œœ

œœ

jol - ly,

œ ˙ ˙

old

œœ

if know

œœ œœ œœ œœ

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whis - per choose for

me will

œœ

com - ing soon, leave to you

tell you

œœ

old the

Fo r

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œœ

Christ- mas Eve is Now I think I’ll

me, Claus,

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now you dear what to give

˙˙

what I’m going to yel - low, blue and

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vie

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œ œ œ Œ

> > >

Nich-o - las!

>œ >œ >œ

, ,

We Three Kings of Orient Are

Linda Spevacek Tune by John H. Hopkins, Jr. 1857

John H. Hopkins, Jr.

Flowing SI, SII p

6 &8

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j œ

three kings a King

P œ

& # œœ

œœ

œœ œ

trav - erse a - far, crown Him a - gain,

& œ

j œ œœ .. œ

œœ

loo

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of on

O - ri - ent are, Beth - le- hem’s plain,

œœ

j œ

‰ ‰

Duration: 1:10 (1:50 with repeat)

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field King

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œ.

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and foun - tain, for - ev - er,

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loo

# œœ

j œ

˙˙ ..

˙.

j œ

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We Born

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q k = 52 j œ œœ .. œ

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vie

6 & 8 œœ

Soprano II

On ly

Soprano I

Ranges:

loo

œœ J

œœ

bear - ing gifts gold I bring

œ œ moor ceas -

œ œ J

œ œ

j œ we to

j œ

j œ œ

œœ J

and moun - tain, ing nev - er,

j œ œ

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j œ #œ

œœ

œ.

fol - low - ing yon - der star. o - ver us all to reign.

j œ

j œ œœ œœ

‰

star

& œ 18

& œœ

of night,

œ œ

œœ J

œ œ

j œ

‰

west - ward lead - ing,

œ.

œ œ

j œ œœ œ

star

with roy

j œ œ œ œ J

j œ

j & œœ œ œœ œœ ..

still

œœ ..

optional repeat

œœ

& œœ

œ.

Fo r

œ.

˙.

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j œ œœ .. œ

˙˙ ..

œœ

beau

-looœ . loo-œ .

œ œ J

guide

j œ œœ .. œ

˙.

Slower molto rit.

˙.

j œ œ œ œ œœ

‰

ty bright,

œ œ

œœ

‰

j œ œœ œ us

j œ

j œ œ

the

œ œ

˙˙ ..

‰ ..

,π

œ œ

j œ

‰ .. œœ

of won - der,

j œ œœ

j œ

œ œ

j œ œ

j œ

star

œ.

pro - ceed - ing,

per - fect light.

& œ œ œ

œ œ

& œ

œ œ

œ œ J

‰

j œ œœ œ

œ œ

& œœ

œ.

vie

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& œ œ œ

œ.

œ˙ ..

‰

j œ œœ œ

molto rit.

˙.

j œ œœ œ

-looœ .

∏ j U

œ ˙˙ .. œ

∏ U ˙.

-looœ .

Deck the Hall

Linda Spevacek Traditional Welsh Carol

Traditional Soprano I

& Brightly SI, SII F Deck See

Deck See

& &

# #

œœ

la.

œœ ..

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ .. ˙

fa la la la la

œ œ œ

œœ J

’Tis Strike

œœ

œ œ

j œ œ

the sea - son the harp and

œ.

’Tis Strike

la.

fa la la la la

j œœ

œ œ œ œ

la la la la

the sea - son the harp and

œœ

la.

j œœ

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ..

œœ

the hall with boughs of hol - ly, the blaz - ing yule be - fore us,

Fo r

œœ

j œ œ

œœ

œ œ

œœ

œ œ

the hall with boughs of hol - ly, the blaz - ing yule be - fore us,

# 2 F & 2 œ. A

œœ œœ J

# 2 œ .. 2 œ

h = 80

vie

Alto

Soprano II

On ly

Ranges:

œ œ œ œ

la la la la

œœ

œ œ

œœ

to join

be the

jol - ly, cho - rus,

œ œ œ

to join

be the

j œœ œœ

œœ ..

Don Fol

jol - ly, cho - rus,

we now low me

œ œ

œœ

our in

Don we now Fol - low me

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œ œ

our in

# œ .. œ #

Troll While

& &

œ.

œœ

fa la la

la la la

œ œ

j œ œ

œœ

la.

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œ œ

fa la la

la la

œœ

œ œ

la.

Yule - tide Yule - tide

œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ.

œœ

car - ol, treas - ure,

Yule - tide Yule - tide

car - ol, treas - ure,

la la la la

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

fa la la la la,

œ œ œ œ

la la la la,

œœ ww J

œ œ œ œ œ

la la la la

la,

œ œ œ

fa la la

la,

la la la la,

rit.

œ œ œ œ

.. œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ ..

œœ J

fa la la la la

œ œ œ

la.

fa la la la la

1 (opt.)

the an - cient I tell of

œœ

œ œ œ

Fo r

œœ œœ J

# œ œ œ œ œ. & œ œ œ œ œ.

gay ap - par - rel, mer - ry meas - ure,

œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ

œœ

the an - cient I tell of

Troll While

ap - par - rel, ry meas - ure,

œ œ œ œ œ œ

œœ

On ly

gay mer

œœ # œœ œœ

œœ J

œœ ..

vie

la!

rit.

œ œ œ

fa la la

U w

la!

O Come, All Ye Faithful

Linda Spevacek Tune by John F. Wade (c. 1740-1743)

John F. Wade (c. 1740-1743) Soprano I

Moderately SI, SII

# 4 & 4

q = 108

#œ

∑

# 4 π & 4 œ œ œ œ

˙ ‰

all

œ œ œ

œœ

œ œ

œœ

joy

‰

ful

œ œ œ

pa pa pum,

and

œœ

tri

œ œ œ

pa pa pum,

rum pa pa pum pum pum pum pum,

faith

pa pa pum pum pum pum pum,

œ œ œ

come,

rum pa pa pum,

Fo r

vie

œ œ œ

Rum* pa pa pum

Alto

Soprano II

On ly

Ranges:

˙˙

œ œ

ful,

pa pum pum pum pum pum pum,

œœ

œ œ œ

phant,

œœ

pa pa pum pum pum.

*Close to “m” on Rum and Pum.

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& &

# #

˙˙

come

# œœ

‰

ye,

œ œ œ

˙˙

Beth

œ œ œ

& &

# #

œœ

born

˙˙

‰

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œ œ œ

œœ

œ œ œ

‰

œ œ

œœ ..

‰

œ œ #œ

pa pa pum,

˙ ‰

be - hold

the King

œ œ œ

pum

œ œ œ

rum pa pa pum.

˙˙

Him,

j œ œ

gels.

œœ

come, cresc.

pa pa pum pum,

œ œ œ

pa pa pum pum,

, p œ

œ œ

come, let

a -

∑

pa pa pum pum pum.

Him,

Rum pa pum

pa pa pum pum, pum pa pa pum,

œœ

œ œ œ œ

˙.

Pa pa pum pum,

dore

œ #œ œ œ

‰

pa pa pum,

le - hem.

œœ

and

œœ œ

vie

Come

pa pa pum pum,

# ˙ ˙ #

j œ

Fo r

pa pa pum pum,

‰

# œœ ..

pa pa pum pum, 11

come

#œ œ œ

Pa pa pum pum,

œœ

On ly

pum,

œœ

let

œœ

œœ a

& &

œ œ œ

‰

œœ

œ œ

œ œ nœ œ œ

˙˙ ‰

Him,

let

ww ‰

œ œ œ

‰

œ œ #œ

rum pa pum pum,

rum pa pum pum pum pum pum pum,

œœ

w˙

the

Christ

œ œ œ

œœ

œ œ œ

( )

˙˙ .. ‰

œœ

rum pa pum pum,

rum pa pa pa pum pum,

come,

rum pa pa pum pum,

dore

Lord.

œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ

rum pa pum pum pum pum pum pum, pum pa pa pum pum pum pa pa pum pum,

Fo r

Him,

œœ

On ly

dore

œœ

˙˙

, f

vie

w˙

pum

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œ œ œ

pa pum

pum

π U

molto rit.

œ molto rit.

pum

œ œ œ

pa pum

pum

π U w

pum.

Good King Wenceslas

Linda Spevacek Piae Cantiones, 1582

John M. Neale, 1853 Soprano I

With spirit # SI

# 2 & # 2

h = 112 ∑

on the feast of where the snow lay

Wen - ces - las looked out mas - ter’s steps he trod,

Re ˙

˙.

Pr-r-r-um, (mm) el.

las looked out steps he trod,

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∑

Fo r

###

vie

F ### A 2 & 2 w œ

Good King In his

### œ &

Alto

Good King Wen - ces In his mas - ter’s

f # # # SII 2 œ & 2

Soprano II

On ly

Ranges:

pr-r-r-um, (mm) Hum (mm)

w (mm)

Ste - phen, dint - ed,

œ Œ

Ste - phen, dint - ed,

when the snow lay heat was in the

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# # & # w

œ ˙

round a - bout, ver - y sod,

# # & #

e print

# # & #

˙ -

ven. ted.

ven. ed.

# # & #

moon that night, men, be sure,

###

moon that night, men, be sure,

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œ œ ˙

e print

ven. ed.

though the wealth or

though wheth

so on

moon men,

frost was cru rank pos - sess

the er

Bright - ly shone the There - fore, Chris - tian

that night, be sure,

˙. œ

Bright - ly shone the There - fore, Chris - tian

w œ

deep and crisp and which the saint has

Bright - ly shone the There - fore, Chris - tian

Fo r

###

˙.

deep and crisp and which the saint had 15

When the snow lay round a - bout Heat was in the ver - y sod

˙ e prin

˙.

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Angels We Have Heard on High

Linda Spevacek Traditional French Carol

Traditional

Soprano I

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Joseph Mohr, 1818

Linda Spevacek Tune by Franz Gruber, 1818 Soprano I

3 &4

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night! night!

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night, night,

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ly the

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mild, grace,

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peace, born,

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We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Linda Spevacek Traditional English

Traditional Soprano I

With spirit, in one SI, SII F

& &

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wish

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bring

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Also available for Three-part Mixed voices… A-Caroling We Go! 45/1164H

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Linda Spevacek Three-part Mixed a cappella

Here We Come A-Caroling • The First Nowell • Jolly Old St. Nicholas We Three Kings of Orient Are • Deck the Hall • O Come, All Ye Faithful • Good King Wenceslas Angels We Have Heard on High • Silent Night • We Wish You a Merry Christmas

About the arranger…

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With over 800 published titles, Linda Spevacek has become one of the most successful composers in modern choral music. Linda has continued to keep her compositions original and creative while maintaining the consistency and integrity that has given her a worldrenowned reputation.

Since earning her Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Linda has had extensive involvement with a wide range of choirs and continues to teach seminars for teachers and judge music festivals.

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Linda has composed commissions for many groups, including those featured at the national ACDA and MENC conventions. Additionally, she was a featured conductor/composer at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Her music has been featured twice on the World’s Largest Concert on PBS and performed in the Smetana Hall in Prague, Czechoslovakia at the International Choral Festival. She has won repeated awards from ASCAP and is a member of ASCAP, ACDA, MENC, NATS, and Sigma Alpha Iota. Linda currently resides in Tempe, Arizona, where she maintains a diverse voice studio in addition to her writing and seminar work. You can visit her website at www.softwaredynamix.com/music/spevacek.shtml

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