This collection of ?Holiday Classics? contains 10 holiday songs arranged as instrumental duets (for CELLO solo with PIANO accompaniment). These fun-to-learn arrangements are a welcome addition to the repertoire for beginning cello students and suitable for recitals or just some family fun around the piano during the holiday season. Selections include classics associated with the winter holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year?s. Each song is also available separately with accompanying preview pages and audio samples.

All notes for the CELLO are playable in the first position making these arrangements an excellent choice for early-intermediate string players. For each song, there is a 3-staff score with CELLO and PIANO on each page plus a separate 1-staff score for the CELLO solo.

Song titles included in this collection:
Auld Lang Syne
Good King Wenceslas
Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's "Messiah"
Jingle Bells
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
O Christmas Tree
Over the River and Through the Woods
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Up On the Housetop
We Wish You a Merry Christmas

The classic hymn tune ST. CATHERINE by Henri F. Hemy (words by Frederick William Faber) has been arranged as an instrumental duet (for CELLO solo with PIANO accompaniment). This stately, yet inspiring instrumental arrangement is an ideal selection for a church setting and a valuable addition to your sacred string ensemble repertoire.

The CELLO plays the melody for the first verse and then for the second verse, the CELLO adds harmony while the PIANO plays the melody. All notes for the CELLO are playable in the first position making this arrangement an excellent choice for early-intermediate string players. The PIANO accompaniment is written for an intermediate player.

The purchase price includes a 5-page combined score with both CELLO and PIANO parts on each page plus a separate 1-staff score for the CELLO (1 page).

This arrangement is one of the 10 songs in the collection ?Hymns and Choruses (A Collection of 10 Easy Cello Solos with Piano Accompaniment).?

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This beloved contemporary song by BRENDAN GRAHAM and ROLF LOVLAND is arranged as an instrumental duet (for CELLO solo with PIANO accompaniment). The beautiful, lyrical style of this instrumental piece creates a peaceful, endearing atmosphere. The audio sample begins in measure 14 at the beginning of the chorus.

This arrangement is written in the key of C major. The range for the CELLO is from the second G below middle C to the first D above (G2 to D4).


The purchase price includes these printing options:
1. a grand staff (3 pages) with both parts on each page
2. solo part for the CELLO (1 page)

This classic inspirational song is a favorite selection for Christian worship services and weddings as well as for anniversary and Valentine's Day celebrations.