| Title | Drive the Cold Winter Away | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternate titles | In Praise Of Christmas All Hail To The Days | |||
| Composer | Traditional English | |||
| Instrumentation | Flute solo |     | ||
| Key | D minor | |||
| Range | D4–F5 | |||
| Time signature | 6/8 | |||
| Tempo | 48 BPM | |||
| Performance time | 0:40 | |||
| Difficulty level | easy | |||
| Download printable score | PDF Sheet Music (44 kB) (preview) | |||
| Download audio tracks | MIDI (change tempo/key) MP3 (338 kB) | |||
| Date added | 2011-01-23 | |||
| Last updated | 2011-01-23 | |||
| Download popularity index |    0.7 (average) | |||
| Categories |
Ballads, Christmas carols, Dance tunes, Jigs, Traditional/Folk | |||
This early-17th-century ballad can be found in all editions of John Playford's The English Dancing Master, from 1651 to 1728. There the tune is a lively jig to accompany a three-part longways dance.
