Alto Saxophone,Piano - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.765012 Composed by Mykola Leontovich. Arranged by Lori Archer Sutherland. Christmas,Folk,Holiday,Multicultural,World. Score and part. 6 pages. Lori Archer Sutherland #4805439. Published by Lori Archer Sutherland (A0.765012). Originally derived from a Ukranian folk tune, Mykola Leontovich composed Shchedryk for choir in 1916. It depicts a swallow arriving to tell the household of the arrival of spring and good fortune for the next year. The original folk song was often sung as a well-wishing song at the new year (January 13th on the Julian calendar). The song is often referred to as the Ukranian Bell Carol.