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Il est né, le devin Enfant – Woodwind Quintet
Il est né, le devin Enfant, a French Christmas carol, occupies an unusual position between the secular and the sacred. Suitably, this instrumental version can find a place on different types of programs. A joyous carol, the text of the chorus tells us to celebrate by playing oboes and sounding bagpipes.
Composer: Mark Questad
Instrumentation: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, F Horn & Bassoon
Duration/# of Pages: ca. 2:30 / 14 pages, 8.5″ x 11″
Key: C-Db -
Jesu, Jesu, Baby Dear – Bassoon Quartet
This traditional Czech carol, also known as the rocking carol, is sung as a lullaby to baby Jesus while rocking in the manger as if it were a more modern cradle. Cradle rocking, a custom which began in German churches in medieval times, eventually spread from there all across Europe. The carol was popularized by a recording by Julie Andrews.
Composer: Bill Reichenbach
Instrumentation: Bassoon Quartet
Duration/# of Pages: ca. 2:20 / 8 pages, 8.5″ x 11″
Key: C- Ab (no key sig) -
Jingle Bell Rag – Woodwind Quintet
This piece dresses this most familiar of holiday songs in ragtime attire. Members of an audiences may listen for a few moments before realizing they are hearing Jingle Bells.
Composer: Mark Questad
Instrumentation: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, F Horn & Bassoon
Duration/# of Pages: ca. 2:55 / 20 pages, 8.5″ x 11″
Key: C-F-C -
Joy to the World – Bassoon Quartet
Dramatic descending pyramids introduce this energizing arrangement of a Christmas favorite.
Composer: Bill Reichenbach
Instrumentation: Bassoon Quartet
Duration/# of Pages: ca. 1:35 / 8 pages, 8.5″ x 11″
Key: G – Ab
