Peter Lawson
FANTASIA ON TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
for choir and orchestra
Goodmusic GMCH016
Orchestration: 2 Flutes (2nd db Piccolo), 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Tuba
Timpani, Percussion (2 players: Swanee whistle, Snare Drum, Claves, Cymbals (suspended & clashed), Castanets, Tambourine, Glockenspiel, Xylophone), Harp (or Keyboard) [optional]
Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass)
Mixed Voice Choir or Upper Voice Choir
Have you ever wondered what happened to all those gifts or what the recipient thought about them?
Well, now you can hear the full story of how they were all put to use by the Mistress of the Manor whose true-love went a bit over the top with his generosity!
The traditional verses of The Twelve Days of Christmas are sung with subsidiary verses between. The recipient of the gifts from her true-love is the mistress of a manor house with extensive grounds, a resourceful and feisty lady who remains undaunted by the gifts which build up alarmingly during the twelve days of Christmas. The Mistress is a Soprano and her somewhat less enthusiastic Sister an Alto. The subsidiary verses are often sung by the Mistress and Sister.
This Fantasia is available for Mixed Voice Choir (SATB) [GM287], a Mixed Voice Choir with a shortage of male voices with just one male line in the baritone range (SA+Men)[GM288], or for Upper Voice Choir (SSA)[GM289]. The work can be performed either with orchestra or just piano accompaniment.
A PACK comprises an A4 sized full score plus a complete set of parts including strings 4/4/3/4/2. The choir parts are available separately.
Duration 16 minutes
Timpani, Percussion (2 players: Swanee whistle, Snare Drum, Claves, Cymbals (suspended & clashed), Castanets, Tambourine, Glockenspiel, Xylophone), Harp (or Keyboard) [optional]
Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass)
Mixed Voice Choir or Upper Voice Choir
Have you ever wondered what happened to all those gifts or what the recipient thought about them?
Well, now you can hear the full story of how they were all put to use by the Mistress of the Manor whose true-love went a bit over the top with his generosity!
The traditional verses of The Twelve Days of Christmas are sung with subsidiary verses between. The recipient of the gifts from her true-love is the mistress of a manor house with extensive grounds, a resourceful and feisty lady who remains undaunted by the gifts which build up alarmingly during the twelve days of Christmas. The Mistress is a Soprano and her somewhat less enthusiastic Sister an Alto. The subsidiary verses are often sung by the Mistress and Sister.
This Fantasia is available for Mixed Voice Choir (SATB) [GM287], a Mixed Voice Choir with a shortage of male voices with just one male line in the baritone range (SA+Men)[GM288], or for Upper Voice Choir (SSA)[GM289]. The work can be performed either with orchestra or just piano accompaniment.
A PACK comprises an A4 sized full score plus a complete set of parts including strings 4/4/3/4/2. The choir parts are available separately.
Duration 16 minutes
