{"id":148168,"date":"2023-02-09T16:54:57","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T21:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?post_type=product&#038;p=148168"},"modified":"2026-05-01T17:46:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:46:41","slug":"it-came-upon-a-midnight-clear-harp-duet-in-b-flat","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/all-music\/artists\/serena-omeara\/it-came-upon-a-midnight-clear-harp-duet-in-b-flat\/","title":{"rendered":"It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (Harp Duet in B-flat)"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-148168-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/It-Came-Upon-a-Midnight-Clear-Harp-Duet-in-B-flat-Score.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/It-Came-Upon-a-Midnight-Clear-Harp-Duet-in-B-flat-Score.mp3\">https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/It-Came-Upon-a-Midnight-Clear-Harp-Duet-in-B-flat-Score.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Serena O\u2019Meara\u2019s arrangement of Richard Willis\u2019s classic Christmas melody \u201cIt Came Upon a Midnight Clear\u201d is for two harps (pedal harp and lever harp, or two pedal harps). This version is in the key of B-flat (click <a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/all-music\/artists\/serena-omeara\/it-came-upon-a-midnight-clear-harp-duet-in-c\/\">here<\/a> to see this arrangement in the key of C). Unitarian minister Edmund Sears wrote the lyrics for this hymn in 1849 in Massachusetts, and in 1850 American composer of hymns Richard Storrs Willis set those lyrics to music. This arrangement contains 4 verses separated by an interlude, allowing the performers to stop at the end of each verse. The melody is divided evenly between parts. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/all-music\/artists\/serena-omeara\/it-came-upon-a-midnight-clear-pedal-harp-and-melody-instrument\/\">here<\/a> to see the O\u2019Meara\u2019s arrangement of this piece for pedal harp and melody instrument.<\/p>\n<p>This piece is available as a PDF download in the following combinations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete Set:<strong> $11.00<br \/>\n<\/strong>(Includes score and both parts in one PDF.)<\/li>\n<li>Harp 1 only: <strong>$6.00<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Harp 2 only: <strong>$6.00<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Pages to print: <\/em>score and parts file is 15 pgs.; parts are 5 pgs. <em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Duration:<\/em> 4:42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":148173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[1515],"product_tag":[482],"class_list":["post-148168","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-serena-omeara","product_tag-harp-ensemble","pa_artist-omeara-serena","pa_combinations-complete-set","pa_combinations-harp-1","pa_combinations-harp-2","pa_composer-willis-richard","pa_genre-sacred","pa_harp-type-harp-ensemble-mixed","pa_instrumentation-2-harps","pa_level-intermediate","pa_nationality-north-american","pa_occasion-christmas","first","instock","purchasable","product-type-variable"],"exclude_global_add_ons":[],"addons":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/148168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=148168"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=148168"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=148168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}