| Instrument | |
|---|---|
| Level | 3 |
| Preview | https://www.despub.com/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/pdf169424.pdf |
| Recording | https://www.despub.com/wp-content/uploads/music/mpt169424.mp3 |
| Occasion | |
| Tune Name | |
| Theme | What Child Is This? |
| Hymn First Line | What Child is this, who, laid to rest |
| Writer | |
| Composer | |
| Publisher | |
| Copyright | 2022 |
| Key | G, D |
| Meter | 3-4 |
| Duration | 2'00" |
| Idiom | String quartet |
| Form | Song binary) |
| Comments | optional parts: Violin 3 for Viola |
What Child Is This?
$10.50
A string quartet with optional third violin for viola. After a brief introduction the theme is presented in a straight forward ensemble harmonization with some altered pitches. The next section places the melody in the viola line with opposing lines in the violins. The ensuing section now gives the tune to the second violin with contrapuntal action in the other voices. A chorus section is now more articulated and active until the tune is handed to the first violin with ever more moving counterpoint in the other voices. The piece then ends in a strong statement.
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