Pat-a-Pan

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Bernard de La Monnoye

Bernard de La Monnoye (arr. Chip Davis, adapt. Robert Longfield)


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This title is also written Patapan.


General Info

Year: 1720 / 1995 / 2007
Duration: c. 4:45
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00   |   Score Only (print) - $7.50


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Electric Bass
PercussionI-II-III-IV-V

(percussion detail desired)


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

From the acclaimed CD Christmas in the Aire, this version of the holiday favorite Pat-a-Pan features a sprightly style with an underlying light rock foundation for an appealing change of pace.

- Program Note from publisher


"Patapan" (or Pat-a-Pan) is a French Christmas carol in Burgundian dialect, later adapted into English. It was written by Bernard de La Monnoye (1641–1728) and first published in Noël bourguignons in 1720. Its original title is Guillô, Pran Ton Tamborin ("Willie, Bring Your Little Drum" or "Willie, Take Your Little Drum").

The carol revolves around the birth of Jesus Christ, and is told from the perspective of shepherds playing simple instruments -- flutes and drums --

the onomatopoetic sound of which gives the song its name; "patapan" is meant to mimic the sound of the drum, and an accompanying lyric, "tu-re-lu-re-lu," the flute. This is similar conceptually to the carol The Little Drummer Boy, with its chorus of "pa-rum-pa-pum-pum."

- Program Note from Wikipedia


Media


State Ratings

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Performances

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  • Wisconsin Lutheran College (Milwaukee) Concert Band (Daniel Hubert, conductor) - 9 December 2022
  • Stonewall Brigade Band (Staunton, Va.) (Kevin Haynes, conductor) – 11 December 2017
  • Gateway Concert Band (Enumclaw, Wash.) (Jack Prindle, conductor) – 3 December 2017
  • North Smithfield (R.I.) High School Symphonic Band - 19 December 2016
  • Western Reserve Community Band (Hudson, Ohio) (Ralph Meyer, conductor) – 18 December 2016
  • Stonewall Brigade Band (Staunton, Va.) (Bob Moody, conductor) – 12 December 2016


Works for Winds by This Composer


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