On an Olde English Carol

On an Olde English Carol
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319.C027
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Concert Band
Grade:
3
Duration:
4:30 min.
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Composer:
Standridge, Randall D.
Setting:
Concert Band
Genre:
Advent • Weihnachten
Type of Product:
Full Score • Stimmensatz

The Coventry Carol is one of those rare Christmas carols that is not full of light and hope.  It is a dark lullabye, mourning the loss of the children who were put to death as King Herod attempted to find and kill the prophesied King of Israel.  I have always found both the tale and the music to be haunting and chilling.

When setting this work, I had a few goals.  First, I absolutely refused to use sleigh bells or anything “christmassy” as I felt that would cheapen the emotional impact of this terrible tale. Second, I wanted to create a christmas work that used very reserved orchestration to allow beautiful instrumental colors to shine through and to create a sense of isolation and tension, and allow the work to function in a festival/contest setting as well as a holiday concert.  Lastly, I wished to create a work that would serve as an alternative to the typical “joyous” fare.

 On an Olde English Carol is a setting of this beautiful, melancholy melody.  The work begins with the voices of the mourners singing the souls of their children to sleep (“Lully, Lullah, Lully, Lullay”).  The carol is then heard in various choirs.  The grief of the parents culminates in a powerful statement at the climax of their work, before returning to a quiet whisper, though the work ends on a slight ray of hope that crescendos to the final release.

I hope you enjoy this work and find it suitable for both holiday concerts and festival performances.

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