SKU: HL.4003967
UPC: 888680019075. 9.0x12.0x0.066 inches.
Originally created for full orchestra, this version for advanced level bands, and recorded by the acclaimed Dallas Wind Symphony conducted by Jerry Junkin, is a magnificent and powerful setting for the holidays. Starting with a brilliant fanfare for brass, the piece then blossoms into a showcase for the entire ensemble incorporating the familiar carols O Come, All Ye Faithful and Joy to the World. An impressive way to open a holiday concert! Dur: 3:45 Recorded by the Dallas Wind Symphony - Jerry Junkin, conductor On Horns For the Holidays, Reference Recordings RR-126.
SKU: AP.48209
UPC: 038081559254. English.
Imagine the quiet, the anticipation, the tree, and all the lights as Christmas Eve becomes Christmas and you will have the feel of this beautiful rock ballad. As seen in the Trans-Siberian Orchestra stage show, The Christmas Attic, this lyric piece will add depth to any holiday or winter concert. A suitable arrangement for high school bands, the optional electric bass, electric violin, and electric guitar parts provide the perfect chance to feature electric instruments and more advanced players. If you haven't seen TSO, check it out online and then share this one with your students. Perhaps include a field trip to see the band live with lights and effects. (4:15) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.48209S
UPC: 038081559261. English.
Imagine the quiet, the anticipation, the tree, and all the lights as Christmas Eve becomes Christmas and you will have the feel of this beautiful rock ballad. As seen in the Trans-Siberian Orchestra stage show, The Christmas Attic, this lyric piece will add depth to any holiday or winter concert. A suitable arrangement for high school bands, the optional electric bass, electric violin, and electric guitar parts provide the perfect chance to feature electric instruments and more advanced players. If you haven't seen TSO, check it out online and then share this one with your students. Perhaps include a field trip to see the band live with lights and effects. (4:15) This title available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: MH.1-59913-050-5
ISBN 9781599130507.
Charles Dickens certainly would have known the three carols in A CHARLES DICKENS CHRISTMAS. They were among the best-known and best-loved carols of the Victorian Era, and were a staple of the repertoire of roving waits, or carollers, that appear in his novels. Today this music is as familiar as Santa Claus and Tiny Tim. THE FIRST NOWELL was first collected in Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern by William Sandys in 1833. It is most probably 200 years older than that. The Oxford Book of Carols contains nine verses, which makes it an ideal processional for Christmas or Epiphany (the feast commemorating the coming of the Magi). COVENTRY CAROL, or Lully, Lullay, comes from the medieval tradition of mystery and miracle plays. In 1534 the Pageant of the Shearman and Tailors Guild included a scene in which the mothers of Jewish children sang this haunting lullaby after hearing the horrifying order: Herod the king, In his raging, All young children to slay. The music is anonymous; the text believed to be by Robert Croo. ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH is probably of French origin, but the English long ago adopted it as their own. Besides the French text, Les Anges dans nos compagnes, it is known in several versions and by several titles, including Angels from the Realms of Glory, When the Crimson Sun Had Set, and Westminster Carol. It belongs to a category known as macaronic carols, which mix vernacular verses with Latin refrains - in this instance, Gloria in Excelsis Deo (Glory be to God on High). Ensemble instrumentation: 1 Piccolo, 8 Flute, 2 Oboe, 1 Bassoon 1, 1 Bassoon 2, 4 Bb Clarinet 1, 4 Bb Clarinet 2, 4 Bb Clarinet 3, 1 Eb Alto Clarinet, 3 Bb Bass Clarinet & Bb Contrabass Clarinet, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 1, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 2, 1 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 1 Eb Baritone Saxophone, 3 Bb Trumpet 1, 3 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 Bb Trumpet 3, 2 F Horn 1, 2 F Horn 2, 2 Trombone 1, 2 Trombone 2, 2 Trombone 3, 3 Euphonium (Bass Clef), 2 Euphonium (Treble Clef), 5 Tubas, 1 Timpani, 2 Bells & Chimes, 3 Percussion 1: small triangle, suspended cymbal, crash cymbal, snare drum, bass drum, 2 Percussion 2: large triangle, finger cymbals.
SKU: CL.024-4564-00
A festive and fresh holiday concert opener for beginning band that is sure to be a favorite for both performers and audiences. Good King Wenceslas is used as the basis for the work, crafted in a powerful and effective setting. A very creative and lyrical interlude of Jingle Bells serves as a beautiful musical moment before the piece ends as it began, powerfully festive. Easy to play and easy to put together, this wonderful selection is also appropriate for more advanced groups with limited rehearsal time. Be sure to include The Joys of Christmas in your next holiday concert!
SKU: FJ.B1817S
English.
Reviving the tradition of telling ghost stories during the holidays, this stellar arrangement combines holiday favorites (Jingle Bells, Deck the Hall, and We Wish You a Merry Christmas) with the famous Funeral Song (the worms crawl in, the worms crawl out) as well as ghoulish sound effects and a brief narrative introduction. Sure to be a truly unforgettable concert moment. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good FRIGHT!
About FJH Developing Band
Slightly more advanced than beginning band. Clarinet 1 begins to play over the break. Rhythms and ranges are expanded to accommodate the end of first-year as well as second-year instruction. Grade 1.5
SKU: FJ.B1670
UPC: 241444370346. English.
Celebrate the holidays on the high seas with this clever medley that combines popular Christmas carols with well-known sea chanteys. From Blow the Man Down to Up on the Housetop, this fun arrangement captures a holiday experience like no other - complete with a pirate crew!
SKU: FJ.B1670S
SKU: FJ.B1817
UPC: 241444421512. English.
SKU: CL.024-4564-01
SKU: KJ.WB468
UPC: 084027046609.
About Tradition of Excellence: Excellence in Performance
Excellence in performance is a concert band repertoire series correlated with the Tradition of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method by Bruce Pearson and Ryan Nowlin. The compositions in the series correlate to a specific page in Tradition of Excellence Books 1, 2, or 3 and reinforce and expand on skills and concepts introduced in the method./Selections include exciting parts for every player, grade-appropriate cross-cueing, accessible ranges and rhythms, creative percussion writing, electric bass and rehearsal piano parts, and full conductor scores with rehearsal suggestions, program notes and composer biographies. In addition, the Grade 1 works provide an Advanced Snare Drum part for percussionists who have achieved a higher level of ability, playable simultaneously with the more basic Snare Drum part to facilitate differentiated learning.
