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5052 - O Come O Come Emmanuel Traditional arranged for brass quintet by Roger Harvey Difficulty: Medium Price: £20.00 Programme note: The text of "Veni, veni Emmanuel" is first seen in the 1710 edition of a German hymnal though it is probable that it derives from an earlier Latin antiphon source meant to be used in the liturgy in the days preceding Christmas. The melody we now mostly associate with it is also of unproven derivation. It appears, with an English translation of the words, in an 1851 English hymnal, noted without creditation as "From a French Missal in the National Library, Lisbon" though it is possible it derives from a melody found in a series of funeral processionals in the National Library of France.Performance note: The opening obligato should be played with expression and can feel metrically relaxed. The lines in the first and second verses should continue in this cantabile style, rather like vocal polyphony. Ensure that the main melody line is the most prominent though it should still feel comfortably gentle. The third verse can be more definite and warmer in delivery. Allow the final bars to subside to allow the final horn figure to be heard. |
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