Which Christmas carol appears on a composition by Mozart?
Question #42466. Asked by Cntryangel77.
JaneofGaunt
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JaneofGaunt 23 year member
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Old Welsh melody - "Deck The Halls"
Mozart used it in a duet for piano and violin
Dec 18 2003, 12:27 PM
Cntryangel77
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Cntryangel77
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Oh no.. I just got O come all ye faithful as an answer from somewhere else. Said to be Mozart's Adeste Fidelis??? Now I'm confused!!! LOL
Dec 18 2003, 12:33 PM
JaneofGaunt
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JaneofGaunt 23 year member
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Panic not! The young genius may well have used the melody of Adeste Fidelis in something or other. The music is attributed to John Francis Wade, 1711-1786 and as Mozart lived 1756 -1791, it's possible. Someone more well versed than I may enlighten us!
