{"slug": "god-rest-ye-merry-gentlemen", "name": "GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN", "meter_label": "8.6.8.6.8.6", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": true, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "composer_source": "Traditional English melody", "canonical_key": {"tonic": "e", "mode": "minor"}, "preferred_harmonization": "god-rest-ye-merry-gentlemen-oh56", "provenance": {"layer": "tune", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:56; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1918).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"tune_auth": "god_rest_ye_merry_gentlemen_34321", "total_instances": 1}}, "harmonization": {"slug": "god-rest-ye-merry-gentlemen-oh56", "tune": "god-rest-ye-merry-gentlemen", "music_file": "god-rest-ye-merry-gentlemen-oh56.ly", "canonical_key": {"tonic": "e", "mode": "minor"}, "time": "4/4", "pickup": "4", "system_breaks": [14, 28, 42, 56], "final_barline": "|.", "amen": false, "verse_variable_melisma": true, "refrain": {"soprano_note_start": 43}, "markings": [{"soprano_note": 43, "kind": "refrain"}], "provenance": {"layer": "harmonization", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:56; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1918).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "encoding_origin": "Open Hymnal Project 2014.06, X:56", "encoding_license": "PD-dedication"}, "music_ly": "%% God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen\n%% Imported from Open Hymnal ABC X:56 via tools/abc_import.py\n%% Open Hymnal X:56; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1918).\n\\version \"2.24.0\"\n\nglobal  = { \\key e \\minor \\time 4/4 \\partial 4 }\n\nsoprano = {\n  e'4 e'4 b'4 b'4 a'4 g'4 fis'4 e'4 d'4 e'4 fis'4 g'4 a'4 b'2. e'4 e'4 b'4 b'4 a'4 g'4( fis'4) e'4 d'4 e'4 fis'4 g'4 a'4 b'2 r4 b'4 c''4 a'4 b'4 c''4 d''4 e''4 b'4 a'4 g'4 e'4 fis'4 g'4 a'2 g'4( a'4) b'2 c''4 b'4 b'4( a'4) g'4 fis'4 e'2 g'8 fis'8 e'4 a'2 g'4( a'4) b'4( c''4) d''4 e''4 b'4( a'4) g'4 fis'4 e'2.\n}\nalto = {\n  e'4 e'4 g'4 fis'4 dis'4 e'4 d'4 c'4 b4 e'4 dis'4 e'4 e'4 dis'2. e'4 e'4 g'4 fis'4 dis'4 e'4( d'4) c'4 b4 e'4 dis'4 e'4 e'4 dis'2 s4 e'4 e'4 d'4 d'4 g'4 f'4 e'4 d'4 dis'4 e'4 cis'4 d'4 g'4 fis'2 g'4( d'4) d'2 e'4 d'4 g'4( fis'4) e'4 dis'4 e'2 b8 b8 cis'4 d'2 e'4( fis'4) g'2 g'4 g'4 g'4( fis'4) e'4 dis'4 e'2.\n}\ntenor = {\n  e4 g4 e4 fis4 b4 b4 b4 g4 g4 g4 b4 b4 e4 fis2. e4 g4 e4 fis4 b4 b4( b4) g4 g4 g4 b4 b4 e4 fis2 r4 gis4 a4 a4 g4 g4 g4 g4 g4 fis4 g4 g4 a4 d'4 d'4( c'4) b4( a4) g2 g4 g4 d'4( c'4) b4 b4 g2 g8 g8 g4 fis4( a4) d'4( c'4) b4( g4) d'4 c'4 d'4( c'4) b4 b4 g2.\n}\nbass = {\n  e4 e4 e4 dis4 b,4 e4 b,4 c4 g,4 c4 b,4 e4 c4 b,2. e4 e4 e4 dis4 b,4 e4( b,4) c4 g,4 c4 b,4 e4 c4 b,2 s4 e4 a4 fis4 g4 e4 b,4 c4 g,4 b,4 e4 e4 d4 b,4 d2 e4( fis4) g2 c4 g4 g,4( a,4) b,4 b,4 e2 e8 e8 e4 d4( c4) b,4( a,4) g,4( e4) b,4 c4 g,4( a,4) b,4 b,4 e2.\n}\n"}, "harmonizations": [{"slug": "god-rest-ye-merry-gentlemen-oh56", "tune": "god-rest-ye-merry-gentlemen", "music_file": "god-rest-ye-merry-gentlemen-oh56.ly", "canonical_key": {"tonic": "e", "mode": "minor"}, "time": "4/4", "pickup": "4", "system_breaks": [14, 28, 42, 56], "final_barline": "|.", "amen": false, "verse_variable_melisma": true, "refrain": {"soprano_note_start": 43}, "markings": [{"soprano_note": 43, "kind": "refrain"}], "provenance": {"layer": "harmonization", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:56; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1918).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "encoding_origin": "Open Hymnal Project 2014.06, X:56", "encoding_license": "PD-dedication"}, "music_ly": "%% God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen\n%% Imported from Open Hymnal ABC X:56 via tools/abc_import.py\n%% Open Hymnal X:56; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1918).\n\\version \"2.24.0\"\n\nglobal  = { \\key e \\minor \\time 4/4 \\partial 4 }\n\nsoprano = {\n  e'4 e'4 b'4 b'4 a'4 g'4 fis'4 e'4 d'4 e'4 fis'4 g'4 a'4 b'2. e'4 e'4 b'4 b'4 a'4 g'4( fis'4) e'4 d'4 e'4 fis'4 g'4 a'4 b'2 r4 b'4 c''4 a'4 b'4 c''4 d''4 e''4 b'4 a'4 g'4 e'4 fis'4 g'4 a'2 g'4( a'4) b'2 c''4 b'4 b'4( a'4) g'4 fis'4 e'2 g'8 fis'8 e'4 a'2 g'4( a'4) b'4( c''4) d''4 e''4 b'4( a'4) g'4 fis'4 e'2.\n}\nalto = {\n  e'4 e'4 g'4 fis'4 dis'4 e'4 d'4 c'4 b4 e'4 dis'4 e'4 e'4 dis'2. e'4 e'4 g'4 fis'4 dis'4 e'4( d'4) c'4 b4 e'4 dis'4 e'4 e'4 dis'2 s4 e'4 e'4 d'4 d'4 g'4 f'4 e'4 d'4 dis'4 e'4 cis'4 d'4 g'4 fis'2 g'4( d'4) d'2 e'4 d'4 g'4( fis'4) e'4 dis'4 e'2 b8 b8 cis'4 d'2 e'4( fis'4) g'2 g'4 g'4 g'4( fis'4) e'4 dis'4 e'2.\n}\ntenor = {\n  e4 g4 e4 fis4 b4 b4 b4 g4 g4 g4 b4 b4 e4 fis2. e4 g4 e4 fis4 b4 b4( b4) g4 g4 g4 b4 b4 e4 fis2 r4 gis4 a4 a4 g4 g4 g4 g4 g4 fis4 g4 g4 a4 d'4 d'4( c'4) b4( a4) g2 g4 g4 d'4( c'4) b4 b4 g2 g8 g8 g4 fis4( a4) d'4( c'4) b4( g4) d'4 c'4 d'4( c'4) b4 b4 g2.\n}\nbass = {\n  e4 e4 e4 dis4 b,4 e4 b,4 c4 g,4 c4 b,4 e4 c4 b,2. e4 e4 e4 dis4 b,4 e4( b,4) c4 g,4 c4 b,4 e4 c4 b,2 s4 e4 a4 fis4 g4 e4 b,4 c4 g,4 b,4 e4 e4 d4 b,4 d2 e4( fis4) g2 c4 g4 g,4( a,4) b,4 b,4 e2 e8 e8 e4 d4( c4) b,4( a,4) g,4( e4) b,4 c4 g,4( a,4) b,4 b,4 e2.\n}\n", "preferred": true}], "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}