BETTY BANG MATHER is Professor Emerita of Flute at The University of Iowa and author of Interpretation of French Music from 1675 to 1775 and (with the assistance of Dean M. Karns) Dance Rhythms of the French Baroque. GAIL GAVIN is a graduate of The University of Iowa, where she studied flute with Betty Bang Mather. In 1994 she received an NEH Younger Scholars Research Grant.

• PrefacePart I: History and Interpretation of NoelsChapter 1 The NoelChapter 2 Noel Forms for Singing, Dancing, and Playing: Renaissance to BaroqueChapter 3 Dance Steps for Early Noel MelodiesChapter 4 Prformance of Noel MelodiesChapter 5 Flutes, Angels, Shepards, and SongPart II: Flute Duet Anthology1. Ou s'en vont ces gais bergers2. Quoi, ma voisine, es-tu fachee?3. Laissez paitre vos betes4. Vous qui desirez sans fin5. Chantons je vous prie6. Tous les bourgeois de Chatre7. Noel pour l'amour de Marie8. A minuit fut fait un reveil9. Or nous dites Marie10. Joseph est bien marie11. Une jeune pucelle de noble cauer12. Noici le jour solemnel13. A la venue de Noel14. Quand Dieu naquit a Noel15. Grace Soit Rendue16. Je me suis leve par un matinetAppendix 1 Facsimile of Three Noels from La fleur des noelz (Moderne, 1535)Appendix 2 Facsimile of First Page from Chants des Niels de la Grande bible (Ballard, 1704/12)Appendix 3 Facsimile of Noels from Brunettes ou petits airs a II dessus(Rippert, 1725)Appendix 4 Scansions and English Translations of First StanzasBibliographyIndex

BETTY BANG MATHER is Professor Emerita of Flute at The University of Iowa and author of Interpretation of French Music from 1675 to 1775 and (with the assistance of Dean M. Karns) Dance Rhythms of the French Baroque. GAIL GAVIN is a graduate of The University of Iowa, where she studied flute with Betty Bang Mather. In 1994 she received an NEH Younger Scholars Research Grant.

• PrefacePart I: History and Interpretation of NoelsChapter 1 The NoelChapter 2 Noel Forms for Singing, Dancing, and Playing: Renaissance to BaroqueChapter 3 Dance Steps for Early Noel MelodiesChapter 4 Prformance of Noel MelodiesChapter 5 Flutes, Angels, Shepards, and SongPart II: Flute Duet Anthology1. Ou s'en vont ces gais bergers2. Quoi, ma voisine, es-tu fachee?3. Laissez paitre vos betes4. Vous qui desirez sans fin5. Chantons je vous prie6. Tous les bourgeois de Chatre7. Noel pour l'amour de Marie8. A minuit fut fait un reveil9. Or nous dites Marie10. Joseph est bien marie11. Une jeune pucelle de noble cauer12. Noici le jour solemnel13. A la venue de Noel14. Quand Dieu naquit a Noel15. Grace Soit Rendue16. Je me suis leve par un matinetAppendix 1 Facsimile of Three Noels from La fleur des noelz (Moderne, 1535)Appendix 2 Facsimile of First Page from Chants des Niels de la Grande bible (Ballard, 1704/12)Appendix 3 Facsimile of Noels from Brunettes ou petits airs a II dessus(Rippert, 1725)Appendix 4 Scansions and English Translations of First StanzasBibliographyIndex