The main feature of the carol is the "ostinato" chant - a repeating pattern of 4 notes which continues throughout the piece. The composer created a number of versions of the song depending on the nature of the choir, and other versions have been created in different languages. In English the song is called either "Carol of the Bells" or "Ring, Christmas Bells" and it is often sung by a chorus "a capella" (unaccompanied). He based the music on a traditional Ukrainian folk chant called Shchedryk (meaning "bountiful") and associated with the New Year. "Carol of the Bells" is a choral work composed by the Ukrainian composer Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych (1877-1921). Carol of the Bells by Mykola Leontovych, arranged for piano by Jim Paterson
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