SONG · INTERMEDIATE PUBLIC DOMAIN

Carol of the Bells

Mykola Leontovych, 1914 · also known as Shchedryk

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0:00 0:45 · ♩ = 132

CAROL OF THE BELLS — MELODY + ACCOMPANIMENT Engraved with Verovio (verovio.org)

DIFFICULTY: Intermediate
BARS: 33
SECTIONS: 5
TEMPO: ♩ = 132
MELODY NOTES: 139
PARTS: Melody + chords

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Public domain (tune only): Shchedryk, composed by Mykola Leontovych (1877-1921) in 1914 and first performed in 1916. The English "Carol of the Bells" lyrics (Peter J. Wilhousky, 1947) are still under copyright and are not included — this entry is the tune alone. Encoded from the English Wikipedia LilyPond score of Shchedryk (soprano line, one full statement).

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