The Vienna Boys Choir-Carol Of The Bells

"Carol of the Bells" (also known as the "Ukrainian Bell Carol") is a choral miniature work originally composed by the Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych. Throughout the composition, Leontovych used a four note motif as an ostinato which was taken from an ancient pagan Ukrainian New Year's chant known in Ukrainian as "Shchedryk" [the Generous One]. The composer created the piece as an assignment for a harmony course he was taking by correspondence in the use of an ostinato. The original work was intended to be sung a cappella by mixed choir. Two other variants of the composition; one for woman's choir and another for children's choir with piano accompaniment were also created by the composer.
The "Carol of the Bells" was premiered in December 1916 by a choral group made up of students at Kiev University. It was introduced to Western audiences by the Ukrainian National Chorus during its concert tour of Europe and the Americas, where it premiered in the United States on October 5, 1921 at Carnegie Hall.

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[TheQWERTY1002]

They kinda sound like girls but they're really good. Unlike justin bieber

[LoquaciousInkSlinger]

@TheQWERTY1002 Boys voices don't deepen until after puberty. All rightful boys choirs should have this pure sound. Boys choirs are meant to have this sound. :)

[TheTahoeBoy]

Not all prepubescent boys are sopranos. I believe most are alto range so when a TRULY GOOD soprano boy voice comes along it is a wonderful thing; and at the arrival of a GREAT voice, realize that it is a rare enough treat so enjoy it while it lasts.

Anyone with normal hearing abilities should be able to tell the difference between prepubescent boys and girls voices, at least if they are shown or taught what the differences are. The WSK boys in this rendition do not SOUND anything like girls.

[WeeWyllie]

@TheQWERTY1002: In music, trained young boys are seen as producing the purest singing - clean and free of "clutter". (Girls' voices are nothing like this, tending to contain "nyah, nyah" overtones). But this is ephemeral in the extreme, lasting only during the intersection of (a) the time when the boy is experienced enough to have mastered the art, and (b) the time before his voice breaks. The search for this pure singing has seen men make eunuchs of themselves or others!

[Moonchalice]

@TheQWERTY1002 Yes, I hear you. But young boys have the most amazing voices, and it's a kinda cruel joke that they lose them.

[timparcival]

@TheQWERTY1002 , *LOL*

[nicool1987]

CHECK OUT PRESENTATION SCHOOL CHOIR SINGING CAROL OF THE BELLS SEE WHAT YOU THINK:)

[moneyasusual]

@TheQWERTY1002 That's probably because they are young boys??...

[JenseninBrizo]

love the melody