Greensleeves (What child is this?): Theme and variations for violin and cello (violin cello duo)

Title: Greensleeves (What child is this?): Theme and variations for violin and cello

Composer: traditional, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Violin and Cello

Printout: 2 pages

Note: In the world of traditional music there has always been a significant amount of repurposing. Such is the case with Greensleeves, which has been heard in venues from the concert stage to film and television. The Christmas carol with the lyrics “What child is this” is probably its best known use. First appearing in print in 1580, Greensleeves was sufficiently well-known by 1597 to be referenced in Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor.

Please take a look at these other Christmas duets for violin and cello:

God rest ye merry, Gentlemen: Theme and variations for violin and cello

In the Bleak Midwinter 

Joy to the World: Theme and variations for violin and cello

Silent Night: Theme and variations for violin and cello

Yorkshire Wassail: Theme and variations for violin and cello