SKU: CF.CM9720

ISBN 9781491160992. UPC: 680160919598. Key: E minor. Finnish, English. Finnish Carol with additional words by Dan Miner.

Accompanied by piano and oboe, this traditional carol offers treble choirs an opportunity to explore the beauty of traditional Finnish music. This arrangement offers each voice part the opportunity to lead as well as harmonize the melody throughout the verses. Care should be taken to ensure the melody is properly balanced through the harmonization in each verse. Tenutos are marked throughout to help choirs discover the simplistic beauty of this carol. Marked pitches should be stressed, but not accented. To further aid in the flow of the melodic line, I suggest a slight crescendo in each measure from beat 4 over the bar-line into beat 1 (as in m. 16-17) unless otherwise marked. An English paraphrase is offered in addition to the original Finnish text to make this song accessible to choirs of all abilities. It is my sincere hope that through this arrangement, choirs and audiences will fall in love with this simplistically beautiful carol! Finnish Pronunciation Guide Finnish is written phonetically with every letter sounding. This includes both vowels in a diphthong. Consonants sound as English consonants. Phonetic Vowel/IPA Pronunciations a = ah / [a] e = ey / [e] i = eeh / [i] o = oh / [o] u = ooh / [u] j is pronounced as an English y y is pronounced as a German u a is pronounced as in the English word that with a mix of eh sound There is a recording of the Finnish pronunciation by the arranger which can be found at www.carlfischer.com/cm9720 About the arranger   Dan Miner is an Assistant Choir Director at Atascocita High School in the metropolitan area of Houston, TX and has taught choral music at both the junior high and high school levels in both Arizona and Texas. He holds degrees in music education and piano performance from Michigan State University. In addition to composing, outside of the classroom Dan is an active accompanist for community, school, sacred, and TMEA Region choirs. He also serves as Organist/Music Associate at Clear Lake United Methodist Church.
Accompanied by piano and oboe, this traditional carol offers treble choirs an opportunity to explore the beauty of traditional Finnish music. This arrangement offers each voice part the opportunity to lead as well as harmonize the melody throughout the verses. Care should be taken to ensure the melody is properly balanced through the harmonization in each verse.Tenutos are marked throughout to help choirs discover the simplistic beauty of this carol. Marked pitches should be stressed, but not accented. To further aid in the flow of the melodic line, I suggest a slight crescendo in each measure from beat 4 over the bar-line into beat 1 (as in m. 16-17) unless otherwise marked.An English paraphrase is offered in addition to the original Finnish text to make this song accessible to choirs of all abilities.It is my sincere hope that through this arrangement, choirs and audiences will fall in love with this simplistically beautiful carol!Finnish Pronunciation GuideFinnish is written phonetically with every letter sounding. This includes both vowels in a diphthong. Consonants sound as English consonants.Phonetic Vowel/IPA Pronunciationsa = ah / [a]e = ey / [e]i = eeh / [i]o = oh / [o]u = ooh / [u]j is pronounced as an English yy is pronounced as a German üä is pronounced as in the English word “that” with a mix of “eh” soundThere is a recording of the Finnish pronunciation by the arranger which can be found at www.carlfischer.com/cm9720About the arranger Dan Miner is an Assistant Choir Director at Atascocita High School in the metropolitan area of Houston, TX and has taught choral music at both the junior high and high school levels in both Arizona and Texas. He holds degrees in music education and piano performance from Michigan State University.In addition to composing, outside of the classroom Dan is an active accompanist for community, school, sacred, and TMEA Region choirs. He also serves as Organist/Music Associate at Clear Lake United Methodist Church.