Review:
The French carol, BESANCON, is here set for 3,4 or 5 octaves with some performance notes given to accommodate. The lilting 6/8 tune is set up by an introduction using the interval of a fourth and scale passages. The melody then enters on top in doubled octaves. A springy staccato section follows and then one marked "Calm, dotted-quarter = 52." Tempo I returns with a fully scored, straight forward presentation of the carol.
Published by:
Augsburg Fortress Publishers
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Composer:
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Arranger:
Moklebust, C.
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Octaves:
3-5
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Level:
3-
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Rating:
Medium
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Copyright:
1997
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Season:
Advent
, Christmas
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Technique:
Pl (Pluck)
, TD (Thumb Damp)
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Voicing:
Handbells, No Choral
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Bells Used:
Three Octaves: 25 Bells; Four Octaves: 28 Bells; Five Octaves: 40 Bells
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