Trio arrangements for flexible instuments-Six warm-hearted arrangements for 3 flexible instruments ideal for home office or school use at Christmas time. Each part can be doubled and they are available in different transpositions so the ensemble combination is beyond limits! The package includes a full score parts 1 2 & 3 in C Bb and Eb transpositions the 2nd part also in viola clef and the 3rd part also in F.Contents: Collan: Sylvian joululaulu • Kotilainen: Varpunen jouluaamuna • Raala: Joulukirkkoon • Sibelius: We ask for Nothing Rich or Rare (En etsi valtaa loistoa) • Sibelius: The Shining Snows (On hanget korkeat nietokset) • Wartiovaara-Kallioniemi: Tonttu

Celebrated choral composers Bob Chilcott and Susan Knight have searched the globe for the most vibrant and exciting festive music representing a range of styles and cultures. This unique collection has it all - from a melismatic Armenian hymn to a percussive villancico from the Dominican Republic; a US spiritual to a Polish folk carol. The collection features: 31 pieces that are perfect for a wide range of SATB choirs New Christmas repertoire from all over the world Each piece in both English and its original language Pronunciation guides to help with singing the original texts Carols by popular andlittle-known composers This anthology not only offers a world of new and unusual music for your choir it also represents a fascinating glimpse into seasonal and musical traditions the world over.

A fantastic selection of festive classics ranging from Santa Baby to Merry Xmas Everybody , Silent Night to Jingle Bells . Here's your chance to stand out in the spotlight and play some of the all-time greatest yuletide songs! Learn to play these solos specially arranged for Flute. Hear how they should sound on the CD 1 and then play along with the full backing tracks on CD 2 to show off your new skills! Be the star - learn the solos - then take your place centre stage! / Flûte Traversière

Easy Instrumental Duets. 22 terrific holiday duets for instrumentalists are featured in this collection: All I Want for Christmas Is You - Baby, It's Cold Outside - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Do You Want to Build a Snowman? - Feliz Navidad - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - It's Beginning to Look like Christmas - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Mary, Did You Know? - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Silver Bells - White Christmas - and more.

40 well-loved festive backing tracks-All the festive favourites are here on this new set of backing tracks including carols chart hits and songs made famous by legendary singers and the movies.Disc 1All I want for Christmas is youDo theyknow it’s Christmas?Do you hear what I hear?Frosty the snowmanHave yourself a merry little ChristmasI wish it could be Christmas every dayIt’s the most wonderful time of the yearJingle bell rockLastChristmasLet it snow let it snow let it snowLittle Saint NickMerry Christmas everyoneMerry Christmas everybodyRockin’ around the Christmas treeSanta Claus is coming to townSleigh rideStep intoChristmasThe Christmas songWalking in a winter wonderlandWhite ChristmasDisc 2Away in a mangerBorn in the night Mary’s childCome and join the celebrationCome they toldmeLittle drummer boyDeck the hallDing dong! merrily on highHark the herald-angels singIn the bleak mid-winterJingle bellsJoy to the world!Kings came riding from the eastLittle donkeyO come all ye faithfulO little town of BethlehemSee him lying on a bed of strawSilent nightThe first nowellThe holly and the ivyWe three kings of Orient areWe wish you a merry Christmas

Really Easy Piano: Christmas Hits contains 18 festive favourites including Walking In The Air all arranged for easy Piano. The simplified arrangements of these Christmasclassics will get everyone humming and singing along to their favourite merry melody. For beginners who are looking to advance the techniques they've learned with some familiar festive tunes this book is ideal but it's alsobrilliant for sight-reading practice. Included here is sheet music of songs from all eras and in all genres. You'll be able to play fun standards like When Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney and Grandma Got Run Over By AReindeer as well as more contemporary hits like Coldplay's Christmas Lights and Leona Lewis' critically acclaimed One More Sleep.  Besides these there aresome stalwarts of the season like Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas and It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas to satisfy every member of your audience. You're guaranteedto be the centre of attention when anyone hears you playing classics like Walking In The Air from 'The Snowman'. The beauty of Christmas Hits like these is that everybody can enjoy them regardless oftaste. They are pleasing to listen to and even more fun to play and what better way to get into the seasonal spirit than with the songs that remind us of the time for giving? Every song included herefeatures full lyrics and chord symbols as well as interesting information about the composition of each song and really useful performance hints and tips ensuring you never miss a note or a tempo changeagain.  If you are looking to perform these holiday harmonies or you just want to add a seasonal twist to your repertoire the Really Easy Piano: Christmas Hits is the perfect

Guest Spot-This book of ten Christmas Hits For Alto Saxophone hits all the right Noel notes with some of your favourite seasonal pop songs presented in melody line arrangements by Paul Honey with specially recorded backingtracks to play along with. For a Christmas Saxophone sheet music book the Guest Spot series can't easily be beat. It's got ten of the best Christmas pop tunes of all time the ones thatimmediately make you excited for Christmas. Absolute classics like Slade's Merry Xmas Everyone Wizzard's genius I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day and the wonderful Fairytale Of New York by ThePogues are included but this is by no means all. There's also tunes by Paul McCartney John Lennon and Cliff Richard.  These songs are fun to play and you're guaranteed to impress anyone with thesemerry melodies. All the songs sound great on Alto Saxophone the tone lending itself especially well to the jaunty rhythms and happy sound of these Christmas classics. Once you've learned the melody line from the sheet music songbook you can pop in the CD and hear full performance versions of each song specially recorded for this series. After that the next series of tracks on the CD feature the same songs but with the Saxophone part removed so youcan fill in and perform as if you had a backing band. So not only do you get to add these essential festive tunes to your repertoire you can also practise playing along with a real band. This collectionof Alto Saxophone Christmas sheet music will bring ten of the greatest popular Christmas tunes ever right to your home. Whether you are preparing for a performance or practising privately there is no better song book for thisseason than the Guest Spot: Christmas Hits Playalong For Alto Saxophone.

Par NOURSE NANCY. The four preludes included in this collection are each based upon a tune associated with a particular time of the church calendar. The Lenten prelude, Meditation upon 'Forty Days and Forty Nights', likewise employs a theme with interpolations approach. The hymn tune, Heinlein, is most closely associated with the English text, 'Forty days and forty nights, Thou wast fasting in the wild'. However in the midst of this piece occur short musical representations of the three temptations. In the case of the Variations on an Old French Carol, its association is with both Easter in its text of 'Love is Come Again' and in its Christmas text of 'Noel Nouvelet' (or as sung in English, 'Sing We Now of Christmas'). The advent prelude, Meditation upon a Sarum Plainsong, uses the 7th century plainsong chant Conditor Alme Siderum as its basis, with frequent trope-like interpolations occurring between the phrases. Even more simply conceived, the rendering of the Victorian Christmas hymn, Once in Royal David's City. The first verse is played sweetly and simply, while harmonic material is added for verses two and three./ Répertoire / Flûte Traversière

The tradition of the Christmas tree in Western Europe dates back to a time long before any Christianization had taken place. During the severely cold winter nights so it was believed evil spirits tried to ?kill? nature. Needle-leaved trees were the only ones which kept their green colour throughout the year and therefore became symbols of immortality. These ?living? trees said to be the work of benign spirits were brought into people?s houses to ward off evil life-threatening powers. In the 14th century people first started to decorate Christmas trees. It was a pagan custom originated by the inhabitants of Alsace. This custom was taken over by the Church in thecourse of the 15th and 16th century. At first the decoration consisted mainly of edibles such as apples and wafers but later small presents were added. Legend has it that the reformer Martin Luther was the first person to decorate a Christmas tree with candles. The flickering candle flames were meant to create the image of a starry sky in which Christ?s apparition could be recognized. The German organ-player Ernst Anschütz from Leipzig was the first person to notate the song ?O Tannenbaum? the melody being a well-known folk song. Next to ?Stille Nacht? ?O Tannenbaum? is the most famous German Christmas song now known throughout the world. In the United States of America the melody of ?O Tannenbaum? has even been used in four States (among which the State of Maryland) for their State song. In David Well?s arrangement the song is first heard as many of us know it. After this introduction however it is transformed into a solid rock version and the beat has been changed. In the second part the familiar three-four time is back but here the rhythm is different from the original. After the richly ornamented rock beat the basic theme can be heard once again and the composition is concluded in a festive manner.

The tradition of the Christmas tree in Western Europe dates back to a time long before any Christianization had taken place. During the severely cold winter nights so it was believed evil spirits tried to 'kill' nature. Needle-leaved trees were the only ones which kept their green colour throughout the year and therefore became symbols of immortality. These 'living' trees said to be the work of benign spirits were brought into people's houses to ward off evil life-threatening powers. In the 14th century people first started to decorate Christmas trees. It was a pagan custom originated by the inhabitants of Alsace. This custom was taken over by the Church inthe course of the 15th and 16th century. At first the decoration consisted mainly of edibles such as apples and wafers but later small presents were added. Legend has it that the reformer Martin Luther was the first person to decorate a Christmas tree with candles. The flickering candle flames were meant to create the image of a starry sky in which Christ's apparition could be recognized. The German organ-player Ernst Anschütz from Leipzig was the first person to notate the song 'O Tannenbaum' the melody being a well-known folk song. Next to 'Stille Nacht' 'O Tannenbaum' is the most famous German Christmas song now known throughout the world. In the United States of America the melody of 'O Tannenbaum' has even been used in four States (among which the State of Maryland) for their State song. In David Well's arrangement the song is first heard as many of us know it. After this introduction however it is transformed into a solid rock version and the beat has been changed. In the second part the familiar three-four time is back but here the rhythm is different from the original. After the richly ornamented rock beat the basic theme can be heard once again and the composition is concluded in a festive manner.

The Christmas story is told with fresh perspective in this collaborative cantata from Joseph Martin and Heather Sorenson. Throughout time God has touched and motivated hearts through dreams and visions. Christmas Dreams visits these moments in scripture and connects the experiences of ancient times with our modern journey of faith pointing to Christ in whose birth the hopes yearnings and dreams of all the world are fulfilled. Using traditional carols newly composed seasonal selections and thoughtful narration this rich work delivers a tapestry of sound and emotion. Share this cantata with your people and help them discover God's graceful touch in their lives! Songsinclude: Christmas Dreams Overture; Advent Dreams; The Promise and the Prayer; A New Morning of Promise; Zechariah's Song; Mary's Dream; All Through the Night; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; The Magi's Epiphany; Christmas Dreams; A Gentle Christmas Blessing.

Four Double Basses. Eight well-known Christmas carols in a new guise. Score and parts.The Programme of Christmas Carols was first performed in New Orleans in 1976. In its original version the players were required to wear Dickensian costume and a seasonal narrative preceded each of the carol arrangements. The texts appear below.Duration without text: c.20 minutesDuration with text: c.45 minutesIntroduction by Robert RoheThe introductory text assembled with the kind assistance of Father Peacock of Loyola University of New Orleans was designed for use where the receptivity of the audience warrants. So little is known about thebeloved Christmas carols it is fitting that a brief sketch of the carols' past be used to enhance the familiar music.If desired the introductory text may be omitted at the discretion of the performers.The brief text preceding each carol should be used to acquaint the audience with what to expect from a quartet that will be playing the unexpected. The text also will pace the program and will extend performance time to around 45 minutes.In performance the bass viol quartet of New Orleans wore peaked caps and turtle necked sweaters to simulate the street performers of Dickens' time. The choice of four string basses for this program was to bring the closest relatives of the true viol into play.History and development of the Christmas CarolThe celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ has been observed for nearly 2 000 years through the ritual of the Christian Church with part of that ritual being devoted to celebration in song. In those early days church music was sung only no musical instruments taking part in the service.The type of song used by the church had the name 'plain-song'. It was a single line of melody plain and unadorned sung by one or more voices. By the year 1660 A.D. it had developed a second name 'The Gregorian Chant' after Pope Gregory who encouraged the use

Fifty years. 350 million readers in 75 countries. 2 600 newspapers in 21 languages. Four feature films and over 60 beloved TV specials. One cast of characters: Peanuts?. Lovingly rendered by the late Charles Schulz Peanuts is much more than a simple comic strip. Charlie Brown Linus Lucy and of course Snoopy have sneaked into our psyche and become international symbols of purity and happiness. Schulz created the characters but it was the music of Vince Guaraldi that gave them life. Pre-Peanuts Bay Area pianist and composer Guaraldi was best known for penning the standard ?Cast Your Fate to the Wind ? but his own fate would soon change; when producer LeeMendelson solicited him to score a documentary on Schulz and subsequent television specials Guaraldi's music became inextricably linked with Peanuts. Through the swinging beats of ?Linus & Lucy? on the soundtrack to A Boy Named Charlie Brown and the festive refrains on the holiday classic A Charlie Brown Christmas he and his trio introduced millions of people to jazz in the mid-'60s and far beyond. Now for the first time available with easy Piano arrangements this coffee-table quality songbook is a celebration of the art of Charles Schulz and the music of Vince Guaraldi. Within its stunning full-color high-gloss pages are: an introduction by veteran music journalist Hank Bordowitz which provides background on how the Schulz/Mendelson/Guaraldi collaboration came to be and reflections from fellow musicians influenced by Guaraldi's music; and Piano solo arrangements of 30 terrific tunes each featuring a Peanuts illustration by Schulz. The songs include: Baseball Theme Blue Charlie Brown The Christmas Song Christmas Time Is Here Frieda (With the Naturally Curly Hair) Great Pumpkin Waltz Happiness Theme Linus and Lucy Oh Good Grief The Pebble Beach Theme Peppermint Patty Red Baron Schroeder Skating and more. This book will be an absolute treasure for any Peanuts or jazz fan!