Tempo
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing by Mendelssohn. Sheet music for Violin, page 1.

This content is only visible for Premium members

Ribbon Exclusive Premium features

  • Instant access to all sheet music
  • Backing tracks to play-along and download
  • Printable sheet music PDF files for download
  • Favorite playlist

If you are already a member click here to login.

Mendelssohn - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Sheet music for violin

Info: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is a Christmas carol written by Charles Wesley. Wesley had requested and received slow and solemn music for his lyrics, not the joyful tune expected today. Moreover, Wesley's original opening couplet is "Hark! how all the welkin rings / Glory to the King of Kings". The popular version is the result of alterations by various hands, notably by Wesley's co-worker George Whitefield who changed the opening couplet to the familiar one, and by Felix Mendelssohn. In 1840 Mendelssohn composed a cantata to commemorate Johann Gutenberg's invention of the printing press, and it is music from this cantata, adapted by William H. Cummings to fit the lyrics of “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”, that propels the carol known today.
Date: 1840
Artist: Felix Mendelssohn
Born: 3 February 1809, Hamburg
Died: 4 November 1847, Leipzig
The artist: German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn wrote symphonies, concerti, oratorios, piano music and chamber music.
Instrument: Violin
Key: G major
Range: D4 - E5
Time signature: 4/4
Tempo: 100 BPM
Duration: 1:36
Pages: 1
Difficulty: Beginner
Style: Traditional
Keyboard Shortcuts spacePlay & Pause