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

Three vamp parts are layered on each other in this innovative improvisation collection allowing soloists to join in as they please.Some vamps are simple others more challenging. Improvising becomes accessible with soloing guidelines and tips. 35 different styles are covered including jazz classical hip-hop rock country-western Asian African Celtic Latin Gregorian and more.Each page has sugested notes for soloing so your solo will always fit with the other players. These volumes are available for four instruments ? Violin Viola and Cello/String Bass ? so string players can improvise together.

Three vamp parts are layered on each other in this innovative improvisation collection allowing soloists to join in as they please.Some vamps are simple others more challenging. Improvising becomes accessible with soloing guidelines and tips. 35 different styles are covered including jazz classical hip-hop rock country-western Asian African Celtic Latin Gregorian and more.Each page has sugested notes for soloing so your solo will always fit with the other players. These volumes are available for four instruments ? Violin Viola and Cello/String Bass ? so string players can improvise together.

Three vamp parts are layered on each other in this innovative improvisation collection allowing soloists to join in as they please.Some vamps are simple others more challenging. Improvising becomes accessible with soloing guidelines and tips. 35 different styles are covered including jazz classical hip-hop rock country-western Asian African Celtic Latin Gregorian and more.Each page has sugested notes for soloing so your solo will always fit with the other players. These volumes are available for four instruments ? Violin Viola and Cello/String Bass ? so string players can improvise together.

Børge Roger Henrichsen's Tonarium for Double Bass And Piano. Edited by Thomas Clausen and Jesper Lundgaard. A TONARY (Lat. tonarium) is defined as a liturgical bookof the Western Christian Church containing various chants whichis organized according to the eight psalm tones of Gregorianchant. With that in mind and in the spirit of J.S. Bach’s ‘DasWohltemperierte Klavier’ and his penchant for Duke Ellington’sand Jimmy Blanton’s legendary duets for piano and double bassfrom the early 1940’s Børge Roger Henrichsen in 1982 startedhis ‘Tonarium’ which contains of 20 preludes and fugues in his own personal swing style. ‘Tonarium’ became his last major work. BØRGE ROGER HENRICHSEN (1915-1989) was a Danishpianist and composer. He studied classical piano and playedjazz with Svend Asmussen and others from 1937.From 1950 he became director of jazz programs for DR(Danish Broadcasting Corporation) a position he held until1980. He also published several volumes of jazz studies for piano.In short terms it’s hard to overestimate Henrichsen’s effect on jazz.