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Archive for October 28th, 2011

Il est Ne, le Divin Enfant - French Carol

This popular French carol has a lively dance-like feel mixed with an elegance that makes it sound just as fresh for a string quartet as a choir. It has a two in a bar feel and my old music master Bill Llewellyn fancied that it would work equally well as a Gavotte.
This arrangement starts with [...]