Pat-A-Pan

Bernard de La Monnoye

Bernard de La Monnoye (arr. Tom Wallace)

General Info

Year: 1720 / 2001
Duration: c. 2:50
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Arrangers Publishing Company
Cost: Score and Parts - $70.00 | Score Only - $7.50

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
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 I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V-VI, including:

Bass Drum
Bongos
Chimes
Crash Cymbals
Glockenspiel
Hi-Hat Cymbals
Marimba
Shaker
Sleigh Bells
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tam-tam
Tambourine
Tenor Drum
Triangle
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The vibrant, familiar French carol is a favorite during the holidays. This treatment has a certain medieval quality of sound that offers a unique touch of color for your concert program. Of particular note are the effective percussion parts.

- 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 onomatopoeic 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

Audio: Reference recording. Unknown Ensemble and Conductor
Audio CD: Doerre Intermediate School Honor Band (Matthew Fehl, conductor) - 2006

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Mid America Freedom Band (Kansas City, Mo.) (Ian Bradt, conductor) – 15 December 2013
Doerre Intermediate School (Klein, Tx.) Honor Band (Matthew Fehl, conductor) – 20 December 2006 (2006 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Fantasy on a Burgundian Carol (arr. Story) (2015)
Pat-a-Pan (arr. Davis; adapt. Longfield) (1720/1995/2007)
Pat-A-Pan (arr. Wallace) (1720/2001)
Patapan (arr. Eidam (1720/2013)
Patapan (arr. Hanson) (1720/2005)

Resources

Patapan, Wikipedia Accessed 28 April 2020
Wallace, T. (2001) Patapan [full score]. Arrangers' Publishing Co.: [Nashville, Tn.]