It is a cummulative song that builts on top of the previous verses. There are twelve verses, each describing a gift given by "my true love" on one of the twelve days of Christmas. As variations built up over the piece, it is thus necessary for the time signature NOT to be consistent, and that's why it can be a really fun piece to do if you add in your creativity, as with the example below. This is one of the most outstanding performance of this traditional carol.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Christmas Carol (2) - 12 Days of Christmas
It is interesting how a traditional English Madrigal (some claims it is actually French) can evolved over the centuries. I believe this is a light piece that depicts the Twelve Days of Christmas are the festive days beginning Christmas Day to Twelve-tide (5 January).
It is a cummulative song that builts on top of the previous verses. There are twelve verses, each describing a gift given by "my true love" on one of the twelve days of Christmas. As variations built up over the piece, it is thus necessary for the time signature NOT to be consistent, and that's why it can be a really fun piece to do if you add in your creativity, as with the example below. This is one of the most outstanding performance of this traditional carol.
It is a cummulative song that builts on top of the previous verses. There are twelve verses, each describing a gift given by "my true love" on one of the twelve days of Christmas. As variations built up over the piece, it is thus necessary for the time signature NOT to be consistent, and that's why it can be a really fun piece to do if you add in your creativity, as with the example below. This is one of the most outstanding performance of this traditional carol.
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