And then it begins: the joyous music that fills the church and, even to unaccustomed ears, carries a powerful message of praise, sacrifice and hope.

Faced with oppression and starvation, plagues and disunity and dictatorship, they make the most joyous music on the planet.

We tend to play less intellectual, more joyous music.

Such joyous music, and yet so sad.

He said that Frith "never stray[ed] far from joyous music making".

The harried shoppers would pause and listen to the joyous music, enjoying the short respite from the hectic holiday rush.

Their pure, unbroken voices filled the space under the great dome with joyous music.

Vince Giordano deserves tremendous credit for keeping this charming, joyous music alive.

That doesn't affect the fact that they contain some wonderfully joyous music, especially in the First, the one on this CD.

"Gloria" (created in 1981 and revised in 1984) is set to joyous choral music by Vivaldi.