Variations on Here we come a-wassailing for viola duo

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Arrangement of the old English Christmas ditty in which the singers wander through the town singing and – in this version at least! – getting somewhat drunk on the contents of the Wassail bowl.
The tempo and the modes change as the performers progress, and, of course, the tune is given to each instrument in turn.
This arrangement makes much use of the medieval (and middle Eastern) style of consecutive fourths