Small Ensemble Bassoon,Cello,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.581949 Composed by Michel Richard de Lalande. Arranged by John Gibson. Baroque,Christmas. Score and parts. 46 pages. JB Linear #3568059. Published by JB Linear (A0.581949). Four Joyous Noels from 18th Century France by Michel Richard de Lalande (1657-1726), edited and set for flexible trio by John Gibson. These may be performed using flute, oboe, Bb clarinet, or violin on part 1; flute, oboe, Bb clarinet, or violin on part 2; and bassoon, cello, or Bb bass clarinet on the Bass part. These trios are de Lalande's arrangements of popular Christmas Noels of the time and they were first published after his death c. 1740. The source material was found in the Bibliotheque nationale de France and is used by permission of the library for this setting. This was an interesting task, as the source was a copy of the original publication that was difficult to read and used clefs and musical notation that is not used today. Some articulations and slurs were added, although they are optional according to the performer's wishes. The marks, + in the parts were interpreted as trills, although the performer may use any common Baroque period ornamentation desired.
