Hodie
by Donald Coakley
Concert Band - Sheet Music

Concert Band - level 4

SKU: BY.CB-308

Composed by Donald Coakley. Band Performance Series. Score and parts. Duration 8'00. BRS Music #CB-308. Published by BRS Music (BY.CB-308).

Hodie is a collection of Christmas carols from the Medieval, and late medieval centuries. This was a rich period for carols, not only in England, but also on the continent of Europe. Five such carols are used in Hodie. They range from The Boys Carol, a work of Jubilation, whose words go back to Medieval Germany, to Unto Us Is Born A Son, which also originated in Germany in the fifteenth century. Welcome Child Of Mary is a fifteenth century Dutch hymn while Angelus Ad Virginem is a fourteenth century Advent hymn known widely in Europe as well as in England. A joyous work, mentioned by Chaucer in The Miller's Tale, its tune is set in a dance-like style. The second last carol in Hodie is titled Of the Fathers Love Begotten. This is a beautiful example of medieval plainsong. The last carol in the set, and mentioned above, is Unto Us Is Born A Son. This is a German carol, widely documented in Germany in the fifteenth century. It is march-like, and at the same time, a stately hymn that brings Hodie to a rousing conclusion.