La complainte de Saint-Nicolas

( Il était trois petits enfants qui s'en allaient glaner aux champs. )

Balissat, Jean (1936-2007) [ French-speaking Switzerland ; Canton of Vaud (Ch) ]

Text by Nerval, Gérard de (1808-1855) [France]
Edition
Published by Gesseney Editions Musicales Labatiaz [Switzerland]
Ref. : G 188  (4 p.)
Type of material: Choral score
Copyright : Editions Gesseney Frères, Lausanne
 
Description
Text in: French
Epoque: 20th century  (1950-1999)
Genre-Style-Form: Popular ; Secular
Mood of the piece: crisp ; lively
Type of Choir: SATB  (4 mixed voices )
Instrumentation: Brass + drums (ad lib.)  (1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments: Trumpet (2) ; Trombone (2) ; Timpani (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B
Tonality: D minor
Duration: 4.0 min.
Number of verses: 3