Personent Hodie (Holst)

Originally arranged for unison choir and orchestra by Gustav Holst, Michael Brand has brilliantly scored this lovely medieval Christmas carol for concert band.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 2 | Duration: 2:35

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

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

Timpani
Percussion 1(Snare Drum)
Percussion 2 (Glockenspiel)
Percussion 3 (Optional Glockenspiel)

Program Notes
Personent Hodie is a Christmas carol originally published in the 1582 Finnish song book ‘Piae Cantiones’, a volume of 74 Medieval songs with Latin texts. The song book had its origins in the libraries of cathedral song schools, whose repertory had strong links with medieval Prague. Holst arranged the carol for unison choir and orchestra.