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Why is “Jesus” sung as a minor third?

May 14, 2019 by admin

Why is “Jesus” sung as a minor third? I remember hearing the German carol Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine for the first time while I was playing at a local church in college. I was struck by the passage in the refrain that repeats “Jesus” with two descending minor-thirds. This part of the refrain is a … Read more

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