“Ding Dong! Merrily on High” is a melody drawn from Johan Tabourot’s 1588 dance manual Orchésographie, where it functioned as an example of the “branle,” a lively commoner’s dance. Compared to those ...
The Pittsburgh Symphony Brass continue an hour of holiday music with "Ding Dong Merrily on High," "The Merry Bells of Spire," "Carol of the Bells," and "The Golden Bells." Timothy Adams is the ...