It Came Upon a Midnight Clear sheet music

Richard S. Willis (1819–1900), Level 5 · Intermediate, 0:51

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  • Some held notes in bars 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 are shown shorter because that hand plays more than one rhythm at once. No notes were removed.
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, keyboard staff, page 1 of 2It Came Upon a Midnight ClearRichard S. Willis (1819–1900). Regular keyboard staff. Print at 100%, not fit-to-page.CCDDEFFGGAABBold red line: C4 · Solid line: other Cs, D F G A · Dotted grey line: E | F and B | CC3C5681DFDDDAE♭CB♭E♭GDFE♭GDFDFFB♭FB♭F♯B♭GB♭AB♭B♭B♭FAFB♭B♭B♭C3C54E♭GAE♭B♭EB♭CEDFCFCFDDDAE♭CB♭E♭GB♭E♭FB♭GB♭GB♭CAFAFFFB♭F♯B♭GB♭AB♭C3C57DFE♭GDFFE♭GE♭GE♭AGE♭FDB♭DB♭DDB♭B♭FAFB♭B♭B♭B♭E♭CCCFB♭AFB♭B♭B♭B♭DC3C510DDDDEDF♯DGDADB♭DDFCB♭FAEGAEGDF♯DF♯DGACGB♭F♯DGGB♭ACDCCB♭CCB♭CSource: "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear", The Open Hymnal Project, http://openhymnal.org/.It Came Upon a Midnight Clear · Page 1 of 2
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, keyboard staff, page 2 of 2C3C513FFE♭FDDDAE♭CB♭E♭GDFE♭GDFFAFAFAFB♭B♭F♯B♭GB♭AB♭B♭B♭FAFB♭B♭DC316E♭GE♭GE♭AGE♭FDB♭DB♭B♭E♭CCCFB♭AFB♭B♭B♭B♭Source: "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear", The Open Hymnal Project, http://openhymnal.org/.It Came Upon a Midnight Clear · Page 2 of 2
Etching of an angel in a burst of light above frightened shepherds
The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds. Rembrandt van Rijn, 1634, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0.

Key facts

Level
Level 5 · Intermediate. Estimated from the notes (0 of 8 on our difficulty score)
Time signature
6/8
Key signature
2 flats
Length
17 bars, 2 pages
Playing time
0:51
Notes
230
Range
A2 to D5

Source and licence

Licence of the source: Public domain (per-file statement).

Source: "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear", The Open Hymnal Project, http://openhymnal.org/.

Source: The Open Hymnal Project, from the edition Order of Worship for the Reformed Church in the United States, 1866, hymn 63.

Playback sounds: Salamander Grand Piano by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0); Upright Piano KW by Gonzalo and Roberto of FreePats (CC0 1.0); Fluid R3 GM by Frank Wen and contributors (CC BY 3.0). Full sound credits.