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Origins of Carols

Gone Medieval

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The Origin of the Carol in the 15th Century

The carol is a form that's very easily memorized in its most basic sense. It was made up of what's called a burden, so a short phrase to begin the carol and then a series of verses. After each verse, the burden is repeated, so it's always tied back to this central idea. And the burden often contains the most important phrase of the carol.

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