Composition: Joy to the World (Mason, Lowell)
| Title | Joy to the World |
| Alternative title | Antioch |
| Creators | Lowell Mason (composer) and Isaac Watts (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | mixed chorus |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | D major |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1839 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Carols, Psalms |
| Language | English |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | mixed chorus and orchestra | Robert A. Hudson |
| view | Complete | mixed chorus and wind band | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Complete | mixed chorus, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Complete | 2 horns, 2 flugelhorns, 2 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Complete | 4 flutes | — |
| view | Complete | 2 trumpets and 2 trombones | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Complete | 2 violins, viola and cello | — |
| view | Complete | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Complete | guitar | Srđan Depolo |
| view | Complete | organ | Radislav Kozlov |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus and orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus and wind band |
Michel Rondeau | 2017 | Complete Score and Congregation Part · view Complete Parts · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani and organ |
— | — | Complete scores and parts · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 horns, 2 flugelhorns, 2 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba |
Michel Rondeau | 2017 | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 4 flutes | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 trumpets and 2 trombones |
— | — | Complete Score · view Trumpet 1/2 · view Trombone 1/2 · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2013 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (B) · view Euphonium · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Encore) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Radislav Kozlov | 2022 | Complete Score · view Engraving Files (Musescore) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Michel Rondeau (trumpet) and with Marthe Jobidon (trumpet) and Eric Vaillancourt & Steve Guerin (performer) | For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Rondeau) | Complete performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | For Mixed Chorus and Orchestra (Hudson) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | For Mixed Chorus, 2 Trumpets, 2 Trombones, Timpani and Organ (Rondeau) | MIDI Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | For 2 Horns, 2 Flugelhorns, 2 Trumpets, 4 Trombones and Tuba (Rondeau) | Virtual Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Rondeau) | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | For Guitar (Depolo) | MIDI Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | For Guitar (Depolo) | Virtual performance · file |
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