Patapan

Bernard de La Monnoye

Bernard de La Monnoye (arr. Shelley Hanson)

General Info

Year: 1720 / 2005
Duration: c. 3:35
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $7.95

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra Alto Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II (I doubling on B-flat Soprano Saxophone or alternate part with just Alto Saxophone)
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani (optional)
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

Bass Drum
Bells (optional)
Bodhran (or Timbales)
Crash Cymbals
Finger Cymbal
Marimba
Snare Drum
Splash Cymbal
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Tam-Tam
Triangle
Vibraphone
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Two familiar carols, Patapan and God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, are bound together in this memorable setting. The percussion part is notable as it creates sound of the traditional Irish bodhran drum.

- Program Note from publisher

For John Loch and the North Suburban Concert Band.

- Program Note from score

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. Encore Wind Ensemble, Jerry Luckhardt, conductor
Audio CD: Minnesota Symphonic Winds (Craig Kirchhoff, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, Minn.) Wind Symphony (Heidi Johanna Miller, conductor) - 6 November 2021
Ripon (Wisc.) College Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Kurt Dietrich, conductor)– 8 December 2019
West Virginia University (Morgantown) Symphonic Band (Jay Drury, conductor) – 8 December 2019
Mid America Freedom Band (Kansas City, Mo.) (Lee Hartman, conductor) – 15 December 2018
Wisconsin Lutheran College (Milwaukee) Concert Band (Erin Meissner, conductor) – 7 December 2018
West Virginia University (Morgantown) Wind Symphony (Scott C. Tobias, conductor) – 3 December 2018
Ohlone Community Band (Fremont, Calif.) (Tony Clements, conductor) – 1 December 2018
University of Illinois (Champaign) University Band (Patricia Vanegas, conductor) – 14 November 2018
Kings Park Concert Band (Springfield, Va.) (Richard Bergman, conductor) – 17 December 2017
River Valley Wind Ensemble (Kankakee County, Ill.) (David Conrad, conductor) – 16 December 2017
Rowan University (Glassboro, N.J.) Concert Band (Joseph Higgins, conductor) – 12 December 2017
Prairie Wind Ensemble (East Peoria, Ill.) (Jim Tallman, conductor) – 10 December 2017
Triton College (River Grove, Ill.) Community Band (Dana Legg, conductor) – 4 December 2017
University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) University Band (Betsy McCann, conductor) -1 December 2016
Kings Park Concert Band (Fairfax, Va.) (Rich Bergman, conductor) - 14 December 2014
Minnesota Winds (Edina, Minn.) (Craig Kirchhoff, conductor) – 19 December 2008 (2008 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Dances with Winds (Flex instrumentation) (2008)
Evening Song (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1855/1873/2016)
Toccata "Atalanta" (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1602/2017)

All Wind Works

Albanian Dance (2005)
Dances with Winds (Flex instrumentation) (2008)
El Gato Montés (as arranger) (1918/2014)
Elegy for Albinoni (2011)
Evening Song (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1855/1873/2016)
Islas y Montañas
- Tocata & La Tumba de Alejandro Garcia Caturla (2001)
- Volver a la Montaña (2001)
- Seis Manuel (2003)
Patapan (as arranger) (1720/2005)
Toccata "Atalanta" (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1602/2017)
Verbovaya Doschechka

Resources

Patapan, Wikipedia Accessed 28 April 2020