| Instrument | |
|---|---|
| Level | 4 |
| Occasion | |
| Theme | Puer Natus in Bethlehem |
| Writer | |
| Publisher | |
| Copyright | 1987 |
| Key | Eb, Bb |
| Meter | 4-4, 3-4, 2-4 |
| Duration | 8'00" |
| Idiom | Advanced band |
| Form | Fantasia |
Portrait On The Birth of Christ
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A free styled tone poem that opens with many percussion statements including mallets. The central section is a chorale-antiphonal styled section based on Bach’s Puer natus in Bethlehem. The third section has a highly imitative counterpoint building in excitement proclaiming the Savior’s birth.
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