String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.760331 Composed by Gustav Holst. Arranged by Raymond Fenech. 20th Century,Christmas,Holiday,Instructional,Multicultural,World. Score and parts. 31 pages. Raymond Fenech #3572221. Published by Raymond Fenech (A0.760331). Christmas Day is a choral fantasy on old carols, was written in 1910. It was originally composed for SATB with parts for a sizeable orchestra. It lasts for about seven minutes. The work was dedicated ‘To the music students of Morley College’. Apparently it was extremely well-received and had a further presentation on 18 February at a music students’ ‘Tea and Social’ event. A number of well-known carols are used in this ‘fantasy.’ Throughout the piece, the composer makes use of ‘God rest you merry gentlemen,’ ‘The First Nowell’ and a traditional melody derived from Brittany used to set the words ‘Come ye lofty; come ye lonely.’ The Duration is approx. 6.16 minutes and the level is Advanced Intermediate.
