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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

    Score & Parts $21.00
  • 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)

    Score & Parts $15.00
  • 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

    Score & Parts $21.00
  • 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

    Score & Parts $15.00
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