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By Espie Estrella, About.com Guide to Music Education since 2005

Joy to the World

Monday November 27, 2006
If there is one Christmas carol that most people know, it probably is "Joy to the World". It is believed that the melody for this song was partly based on a famous composers' oratorio. Learn more about this Christmas carol.

Music Education in the News: The Delaware Chamber Music Festival was founded in 1992 by Deborah Price, a violist. This gave way to another project which aims to attract interest in chamber and classical music. More of this story here.

This Day in Music History: 1474 - The premier composer of the 15th century, Guillaume Dufay, died in Belgium.

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