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Variations on God rest ye merry, Gentlemen, for flute quartet
SM-000513410
- Composer
- folklore
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Arranger
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David W Solomons
- Publisher
- David W Solomons
- Genre
- Classical / Instrumental
- Instrumentation
- Flute, Alto Flute, Bass Flute
- Scored for
- Quartet
- Type of score
- Full score, Parts
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Year of composition
- 2020
Description
Based on a traditional English Christmas carol "God rest ye merry, Gentlemen" dating from the 16th century (or before)
The variations are:
Verse 1: 4 time, minor mode, tune on flute 1
Verse 2: 3 time, minor mode, tune on flute 2
Verse 3: 4 time, major mode, tune on bass flute
Verse 4: 3 time, major mode, tune on bass flute
Verse 5: 4 time, minor mode, tune on alto flute
God rest ye merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay
Remember Christ our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from Satan's pow'r
When we were gone astray
Oh tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
Oh tidings of comfort and joy
The pdf contains score and parts
The sound sample is an electronic preview