Details
- Instrument:
- Classical Guitar Fingerpicking Guitar Guitar Solo
- Genres:
- Baroque Period Christmas Carols
- Publishers:
- Burdeti Music Press
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Format:
- Part
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Early Intermediate
- Usages:
- Christmas School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 6
SKU: A0.914322
Composed by Bernard de La Monnoye (1641-1728). Arranged by A. Burdeti. Baroque,Christmas. Individual part. 6 pages. Burdeti Music Press #3897725. Published by Burdeti Music Press (A0.914322).Patapan (or "Pat-a-pan"):
A lively French Christmas carol arranged for solo guitar in Fingerstyle/Classical style. It is perfect for early intermediate guitarists. The piece is a great choice for students that have played the usual Christmas Carols and are looking for a selection that is a little more diverse. The score includes both Notation and Tablature.
Performance note: The second section of the piece has the melody is in the bass for a different twist!
History of the Piece (from Wikipedia):
"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."
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- ArrangeMe:
- Burdeti Music Press
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Instrument:
- Guitar Classical Guitar Guitar Fingerpicking Guitar Guitar Guitar Solo
- Publisher:
- Burdeti Music Press