Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella (Band Gr. 3)

An expressive and lyrical setting of the traditional French carol, Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella. The music is scored to explore various different tonal combinations, but with an eye to playability. This is the perfect change of pace selection for a holiday concert.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Series: Emerald Band Series
Level: 3 | Duration: 3:00

Instrumentation
Conductor's Score (8.5x11 stapled booklet)

Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Clarinet 1
B-flat Clarinet 2
B-flat Clarinet 3
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1
Alto Saxophone 2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

B-flat Trumpet 1
B-flat Trumpet 2
B-flat Trumpet 3
F Horn 1
F Horn 2
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Euphonium
B-flat Euphonium T.C.
Tuba

Timpani (3 drums)
Bells
Chimes
Percussion 1: Field Drum (or Snare Drum)
Percussion 2: Medium Concert Tom
Percussion 3: Suspended Cymbal, Triangle

Program Notes
This beautiful carol from the Provence region of France dates back to the 17th century. Jeanette and Isabella were two farmhands who found the baby Jesus with Mary and Joseph in a stable. Excited, they are urged to bring torches. Torches remain a Christmas tradition in Provence, where the children dress as shepherds and milkmaids, bringing torches and candles while singing the carol on their way to Midnight Mass.