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Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day – Flute Quartet
This traditional English carol first appeared in 1833, but it likely much older. Its origin is most likely in the medieval mystery play, which represented the Bible stories as tableaux with accompanying antiphonal songs. Many composers have arranged this traditional tune, including Gustav Holst and Igor Stravinsky.
The flute quartets can easily be expanded to flute choir by adding both alto and bass flutes. The Alto Flute part is included and the bass plays Flute 4.
Composer: Bill Reichenbach
Instrumentation: Flute Quartet
Duration/# of Pages: ca. 2:10 / 22 pages, 8.5″ x 11″
Key: Ab – Bb (no key sig) -
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day – Saxophone Quartet
This traditional English carol first appeared in 1833, but it likely much older. Its origin is most likely in the medieval mystery play, which represented the Bible stories as tableaux with accompanying antiphonal songs. Many composers have arranged this traditional tune, including Gustav Holst and Igor Stravinsky.
Composer: Bill Reichenbach
Instrumentation: 2 Alto, 1 Tenor & 1 Baritone
Duration/# of Pages: ca. 2:10 / 20 pages, 8.5″ x 11″
Key: Db – Eb (no key sig) -
Twas in the Moon of Wintertime – Flute Choir
This, the first Canadian Christmas carol, was originally written in the Huron
language using the melody of a 16th century French carol, Une Jeune
Pucelle. This arrangement is as expressive as the story it depicts and
the plaintive melody is elegantly scored and always full of promise.The lyrics are:
Twas in the moon of wintertime when all the birds had fled,
That mighty Gitchi Manitou sent angel choirs instead.
Before their light the stars grew dim,
And wand’ring hunters heard the hymn:
Jesus your king is born, Jesus is born
In excelsis gloria!The Ohio State University Flute Troupe, directed by Katherine Borst Jones, recorded this piece. The full version is available for your listening pleasure under Hear an Excerpt.
Composer: Anne McGinty
Instrumentation: 4 C Flutes, 2 Alto Flutes, Bass Flute & Contrabass Flute
Duration/# of Pages: ca. 5:00 / 16 pages, 8.5″ x 11″
Key: N/A -
Up On The Housetop – Flute Choir
Your plans for this year’s Christmas concert should definitely include Bill Reichenbach’s arrangement of Up On The Housetop for flute choir. This is such a fun chart that there should be an animated short to go along with it. Bill doesn’t land on just one housetop — Santa and his reindeer visit every house in the neighborhood.
Composer: Bill Reichenbach
Instrumentation: 6 Flutes, Alto Flute & Bass Flute
Duration/# of Pages: ca. 2:20 / 41 pages, 8.5″ x 11″
Key: N/A