Four Old Flemish Christmas Carols Op.115

Four Old Flemish Christmas Carols Op.115 by Flor Peeters. For SATB Choir, 2 Oboes, English Horn, 2 Bassoons, 2 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Organ. Modern, Choral, Christmas. Full score. Text Language: English/Flemish. Published by Edition Peters (PE.P66160).

ISBN M-3007-1804-0. With Text Language: English/Flemish. Modern, Choral, Christmas.

1. Hark! Unto Us a Child is Born (Een kindekijn is ons gheboren) ; 2. There Fell a Heavenly Dew (Het viel eens hemels douwe) ; 3. Now Be Very Welcome (Nu sijt willecome) ; 4. Shepherds He is Born (Herders hij is gheboren)

Full score (doubles as vocal score) (Eng. / Flem. ) -- These carols are a little off the beaten track, but quite lovely and very accessible. They can be sung in English or the original Flemish. Each of the carols begins with a unison (or can also be done as a solo) singing of the tune, with subsquent verses being for SSA or TB, building to a final SATB verse, sometimes with organ accompaniment. Short (4 to 8 bar) instrumental interludes (intermezzi) break up the verses. The interludes vary in color, not unlike the verses, with instrumentation ranging from solo recorder to oboe/bassoon duet to trumpet/trombone quintet.