Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3
SKU:
BT.AMP-282-140
Quelle est cette odeur
agreable. Arranged by
Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Midway Series.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 2009. 16
pages. Anglo Music Press
#AMP 282-140. Published
by Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-282-140).
9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
‘Whence
is that Goodly Fragrance
Flowing?’ is the
first line of an old
French Christmas song
that originated in the
17th century. In 1728
John Gay used this joyous
and markedly festive
melody that honours Jesus
Christ and His miraculous
birth in his
Beggar’s
Opera. Philip Sparke
has given this melody a
new lease of life with
his charming and
imaginative arrangement
for the Christmas season.
Woher kommt
dieser angenehme
Duft?“ lautet die
erste Zeile dieses
ursprünglich
französischen
Weihnachtsliedes aus dem
17. Jahrhundert. Die
strahlend fröhliche
und festliche Melodie
dieses Liedes über die
Geburt Jesu wurde 1728
von John Gay in seiner
Bettleroper
verwendet und kommt auch
in Philip Sparkes
Bearbeitung für
Blasorchester sehr
schön zur Geltung.
«Quelle est
cette odeur agréable,
Bergers qui ravit tous
nos sens ?» è un
canto natalizio
tradizionale francese
datato del XVII secolo.
Il testo evoca la nascita
di Gesù. Nel 1728,
John Gay lo integra nella
sua opera The
Beggar’s
Opera. Philip Sparke
dona al brano nuovo
vigore grazie ad un
arrangiamento fl uido
attorno alla linea
melodica originale.