Trevor Manor\'s outstanding treble arrangement of this beloved Christmas carol is sure to delight your choristers and congregation. What better carol refrain to feature the voices of children - whether they sing the familiar \"Gloria\" melody or the buoyant harmony. Each stanza receives a thoughtful treatment from Trevor in voicing and instrumentation, making this a truly memorable story-anthem. Add the optional instrumentation for an exceptional ensemble accompaniment.

Since the time of his childhood in Transylvania, Ligeti had been familiar with both Hungarian and Romanian folk music. He makes reference to approximately fifty folk song arrangements similar to Né.gy lakodalmi tá.nc which he had completed in the early phases of his compositional career. .
The four individual song texts highlight a wide range of aspects of a wedding. The first poem describes the bride's happiness and how beautifully she will be dressed, but also displays her hesitance, insecurity and fear of a future as a ".bird in a cage".. In the second poem, the bride is unwilling to enter into marriage. she fears that the preparations which have been undertaken are insufficent. The young girl in the third poem is full of pride and wishes to be the bride, ".the most seemly, to look at with pride"., but also naturally hopes that she ".will yield a flower, not just a dry stalk".. The subject of the final poem is the bridgeroom whose thoughts on his wedding are full of optimism if his uncle plays the violin at the ceremony.