This beautiful Christmas song from Finland is arranged for three cellos, and also includes a solo cello version. Plus included is an mp3 with count in of cello 2 & 3 parts to play along with.
Leevi Madetoja was a late romantic/early modern composer, rarely known outside Nordic countries. He was a student of, and a contemporary of Sibelius.
His compositions have a blend of Finnish melancholy and folk melodies from his native region of Ostrobothnia along with a French stylistic approach of clarity and elegance.
The song lyrics describe ‘Getting out of your daily grind and worries, christmas is coming, put all the troubles aside’
In Madetoja's Finnish style, the music is joyous, yet tinged with a melancholy.
The three parts are easy to play, and can be played in first position. For intermediate players there is a solo cello version which can also be played with the other cello parts. This is what you will hear in the video. The scrolling score is the written version included here, with the three separate parts.
Product Details
Level
Easy/Intermediate
Composer
Leevi Antti Madetoja
Arranger
Ilse de Ziah
Format
Downloadable PDF
mp3 backing of cello 2 & 3 to play along with
Pages
5 pages of digital sheet music score plus parts
1 page solo cello
