This exciting and uplifting processional is the first movement of a festive suite, A Renaissance Christmas, written by Kevin Norbury for the Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School Wind Symphony. Based on Personent hodie (On this day earth shall ring), this is a short piece imagining a torchlight Yuletide procession (perhaps bearing the traditional roasted wild boar), using a well-known Christmas melody from the large collection of music compiled in the 16th century called Piae Cantiones (1582). The tune is presented twice with accompanying, related melodic material.
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Difficulty Level: Medium-Easy
Instrumentation:
Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
Clarinet in Bb 1-2
Bass Clarinet in Bb
Alto Saxophone in Eb 1-2
Tenor Saxophone in Bb
Baritone Saxophone in Eb
Trumpet in Bb 1-2
Horn in F 1-2
Trombone 1-2
Euphonium
Tuba
Double Bass
Timpani
Glockenspiel
Tubular Bells
Tambourine
Snare Drum
Tenor Drum