| LC control no. | sh 85020400 |
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| Topical heading | Carols |
| Variant(s) | Christmas carols Easter carols |
| See also | Christmas music Easter music Sacred vocal music |
| Scope note | Here are entered collections of carols in various languages. Works in an individual language or group of languages are entered under headings such as Carols, English; Carols, Slavic. |
| Found in | New Grove dict. of mus. online, Sept. 5, 2001 (During the Middle Ages, an English or Latin song of uniform stanzas beginning with a refrain that is repeated after each stanza; on any subject but mostly the Virgin or Saints of Christmas. In recent centuries, usually refers to strophic songs (some with refrains) associated with Christmas; many texts derived from medieval English carols.) |
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