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Joy to the World - George Frideric Handel

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120 BPM 0:19 D Major 1 tracks 187 notes
George Frideric HandelClassical
Image: Attributed to Balthasar Denner·Public domain

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Mode Concert: the MIDI melody is played as is, with the instrument's didactic fingering (out-of-range notes skip octaves). Mode Written: applies the real transposition of each instrument (alto sax in Eb +9, clarinet/trumpet in Bb +2).

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Musical Analysis

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120 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo120 BPM
Duration0:19
Tracks1
Notes187
Key / ScaleD Major
Pitch rangeG2 (43) - D5 (74)
Range span31 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
DA11/DDEm11/DD/AA7DG
00:00 - 00:04
Early middle
A7DDmaj7Gmaj9/DD/ADDmaj7
00:04 - 00:09
Late middle
Gmaj9/DD/ADEm11/DDEm11/AAA7sus2
00:09 - 00:14
Ending
A7sus2DGmaj9/DDEm9/DD/AA7D
00:14 - 00:19

Description & Musical Analysis

Joy to the World, from George Frideric Handel's famous oratorio Messiah, composed in 1741.

How to Play & Trivia

Play the iconic melody on piano with a steady D major chord progression, emphasizing the harmony with A11/D and Em11/D chords.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
D Major
Pitch Range
G2 (43) - D5 (74)
Total Notes
187

Note Distribution

C
0 0.0%
C#
12 6.4%
D
55 29.4%
Eb
0 0.0%
E
15 8.0%
F
0 0.0%
F#
31 16.6%
G
22 11.8%
Ab
0 0.0%
A
44 23.5%
Bb
0 0.0%
B
8 4.3%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Joy to the World! The Lord is Comeacoustic grand piano187

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1D
00:00M1.2A11/D
00:01M1.3D
00:01M1.4Em11/D
00:02M2.1D/A
00:02M2.2A7
00:03 - 00:03M2.3 - M2.4D
00:04 - 00:04M3.1 - M3.2G
00:05 - 00:05M3.3 - M3.4A7
00:06 - 00:06M4.1 - M4.2D
00:07M4.3Dmaj7
00:07M4.4Gmaj9/D
00:08M5.1D/A
00:08M5.2D
00:09M5.3Dmaj7
00:09M5.4Gmaj9/D
00:10M6.1D/A
00:10 - 00:11M6.2 - M6.3D
00:11M6.4Em11/D
00:12M7.1D
00:12M7.2Em11/A
00:13 - 00:13M7.3 - M7.4A
00:14 - 00:14M8.1 - M8.2A7sus2
00:15M8.3D
00:15M8.4Gmaj9/D
00:16M9.1D
00:16M9.2Em9/D
00:17M9.3D/A
00:17M9.4A7
00:18 - 00:18M10.1 - M10.2D