il est né, le divin Enfant

• Composer: Traditional
• Arranger: Anton Weeren
• Instrumentation: Concert Band
• Duration: Ca. 3.40 min.
• Difficulty: Grade 2

This French traditional Christmas song has been arranged for concert band in a very surprising and idiosyncratic way. Accessible, recognizable and fresh. The snare drum starts with the piccolo making cheerful interludes, after which slowly more and more instruments join in the accompaniment and then let the sharp brass usher in the main melody with a signal. In contrast to the way the piece started by slowly getting stronger and stronger, it ends up like a candle that slowly goes out.

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