Level One Repertory:

What Wondrous Love Is This?

Composer: anonymous, arr. WDL
Historical style: Appalachian Spiritual

Musical terms used in this piece:

pp  (pianissimo)
p  (piano)
f  (forte)
cresc.
decresc.
crescendo 'hairpin'
decrescendo 'hairpin'
fermata
arpeggiate
sustain pedal
simile

Also see:

Appalachian Spiritual
What Wondrous Love Is This

Historical note: A spiritual is a folk song with a religious text. The Appalachian spiritual is musically and culturally synonymous with the Appalachian folk song whose origin was greatly influenced by the musical and cultural traditions of the early Scotch/Irish (Celtic) immigrants who settled in the Appalachian region of the United States in the early 19th century.

Check out these recording and videos of Wondrous Love sung in various styles:

Wondrous Love folksong
Wondrous Love hammer dulcimer
Wondrous Love fiddle and flute
Wondrous Love Sacred Harp

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