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"The First Noel" (also written "The First Noël" and "The First Nowell") is a traditional classical English Christmas carol, most likely from the early modern period, although possibly earlier.[1][2] Noel is an Early Modern English synonym of "Christmas".[3]The First Noel is of Cornish origin. Its current form was first published in Carols Ancient and Modern (1823) and Gilbert and Sandys Carols (1833), both of which were edited by William Sandys and arranged, edited and with extra lyrics written by Davies Gilbert for Hymns and Carols of God. Today, it is usually performed in a four-part hymn arrangement by the English composer John Stainer, first published in his Carols, New and Old in 1871.[1] Variations of its theme are included in Victor Hely-Hutchinson's Carol Symphony. The melody is unusual among English folk melodies in that it consists of one musical phrase repeated twice, followed by a refrain which is a variation on that phrase. All three phrases end on the third of the scale. It is thought to be a version of an earlier melody sung in a church gallery setting; a conjectural reconstruction of this earlier version can be found in the New Oxford Book of Carols.[4] The Annunciation to the shepherds and the Adoration of the shepherds are episodes in the Nativity of Jesus described in the second chapter of the Gospel of Luke (Luke 2). The Star of Bethlehem appears in the story of the Magi (the Wise Men) in the Gospel of Matthew; it does not appear in the story of the shepherds. Textual comparisonIn common with many traditional songs and carols the lyrics vary across books. The versions compared below are taken from the New English Hymnal (1986) (which is the version used in Henry Ramsden Bramley and John Stainer's Carols, New and Old),[5][6] Ralph Dunstan's gallery version in the Cornish Songbook (1929)[7] and Reverend Charles Lewis Hutchins's version in Carols Old and Carols New (1916).[8]
References{{wikisource|The First Nowell}}1. ^1 The First Nowell, Hymns and Carols of Christmas. "carol of the 16th or 17th century, but possibly dating from as early as the 13th Century."Barrie Jones (ed.), The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Music, Routledge, 2014, s.v. "carol", "Christmas carols were common as early as the 15th century. [...] Many carols, such as 'God Rest You Merry Gentlemen' and 'The First Noel', date from the 16th century or earlier." 2. ^Remembered as the treble part to a carol "Hark, hark the angels sing", according to Annie G. Gilchrist, "Note on the Carol "The First Noel" Journal of the Folk-Song Society 519 (June 1915), pp. 240-242. {{jstor|4434017}} {{clarify|date=March 2015}} 3. ^since the 14th century, from French Noël "the Christmas season", ultimately from Latin natalis [dies] "[day] of birth". {{cite web|title=Noel|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Noel&allowed_in_frame=0|work=Eytmonline: Online Etymology Dictionary|accessdate=29 December 2011}} 4. ^Keytes and Parrott, New Oxford Book of Carols (Oxford University Press, 1992) {{ISBN|0-19-353323-5}}. 5. ^1 Henry Ramsden Bramley and John Stainer, The First Nowell in Carols New and Old (London: Novello, Ewer & Co., ca 1878). 6. ^1 New English Hymnal, (Canterbury Press, 1986), No. 36. 7. ^1 Ralph Dunstan, The Cornish Song Book (London: Reid Bros., Ltd., 1929), pp. 126. 8. ^1 Rev. Charles Lewis Hutchins, Carols Old and Carols New (Boston: Parish Choir, 1916), No. 643. External links
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