Leslie Winters. Words and music to 13 carols for Christmas and the rest of the year. For unison recorders, two, three or four part ensemble. Optional part for treble, tenor, bass recorders, with or without piano.
'The following different arrangements are possible:
Solo or unison descants, with accompaniment
Descant 1 and Piano
Duet or two-part arrangement
Descant 1/ Tenor 2 (two groups of descants may play this version)
Descant 1/ Treble 2 (two groups of descants may also play this version, giving a counter-melody above the tune)
Trio or three-part arrangement
Descant 1/ Treble 2 or Tenor 1/ Tenor 2
Descant 1/ Descant 2 or Treble 1/ Treble 2 (a satisfactory arrangement when there are no tenors, but Treble 2 should play the small alternative notes)
Quartet or full SATB arrangement
Descant 1/ Descant 2 or Treble 1/ Treble 2 or Tenor 1/ Tenor 2 (if there is a bass recorder it may read from the lowest line of the piano part - stems going down)
The pianoforte has the same basic harmony as all the above arrangements and may be played with any of them if desired....'
Leslie Winters
