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The First Noel for Tenor Sax & Piano # Tenor Saxophone and Piano # BEGINNER # Christmas # Traditional # James M # The First Noel for Tenor Sax & # jmsgu3 # SheetMusicPlus
Piano,Tenor Saxophone - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.548504 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Christian,Christmas. Scor...(+)
Piano,Tenor Saxophone - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.548504 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Christian,Christmas. Score and part. 4 pages. Jmsgu3 #3387401. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.548504). The First Noel arranged for Tenor Sax & Piano with new harmony for the final verse.Origins The First Noel is an English Christmas carol. Even more, it was probably written in the late Cornish Renaissance period. While other versions spell the title as Nowell, this is just a colloquial variation. Furthermore, Noel is an older word meaning Christmas. Therefore the First Noel translates as the First Christmas. First of all, Gilbert and Sandy published the earliest version. As a result, this version appears in the Carols Ancient and Modern songbook of 1823. William Sandy edited and arranged the book. Similarly, his partner Davies Gilbert edited and added the familiar extra verses. The First Noel: Alto Sax Version comes with new harmony in final verse for more energy and drive. Stainer Organist and composer Sir John Stainer published the most noteworthy customary arrangement in the 1870’s. Stainer is above all famous for his songbook entitled: Christmas Carols New and Old (1871). This volume served as an important catalyst for reviving the English Christmas carol. Other famous Stainer arrangements from this book are such titles as What Child Is This, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, and I Saw Three Ships. Diatonic Function The melodic structure in the First Noel is uncommon among English folk tunes. It simply repeats one phrase twice then follows a variation refrain. All three phrases of the song end on the mediant scale degree. This is unusual because the diatonic function of the mediant is non-final compared to the more usual tonic or even dominant degrees. Consequently, this gives the song as kind of open-ended feeling – like maybe it never really ends. Political Context The Catholic clergy sang carols outside of the church in Latin. After the Protestant Reformation, the reformers thought it would be better for everyone to sing carols. They decided to bring music back to the common folk. So, they translated the lyrics from Latin into common language. Moreover, the Protestants wanted more control over the music in church than what the Vatican allowed. Protestant composers such as William Byrd composed complex polyphonic Christmas music that they called carols. Nonetheless, some famous folk carols were composed in this era. Eminent composers in the nineteenth century began to revise and adapt them. Consequently, they revived the English carol. Register for free lifetime updates and revisions at www.jamesguthrie.com Sweet Loving Little Birds by Casulana for Saxophone Quartet in Schools
Sweet Loving Little Birds by Casulana for Saxophone Quartet in Schools # Saxophone Quartet: 4 saxophones # EASY # Maddalena Casulana # Joseph Judge # Sweet Loving Little Birds by C # School Ensemble Music # SheetMusicPlus
Saxophone Quartet,Woodwind Ensemble Alto Saxophone,Baritone Saxophone,Soprano Saxophone,Tenor Saxophone - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1497334 Comp...(+)
Saxophone Quartet,Woodwind Ensemble Alto Saxophone,Baritone Saxophone,Soprano Saxophone,Tenor Saxophone - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1497334 Composed by Maddalena Casulana. Arranged by Joseph Judge. Chamber,Renaissance. 9 pages. School Ensemble Music #1073747. Published by School Ensemble Music (A0.1497334). Renaissance: Maddalena Casulana (1544-1590) was an accomplished vocalist, lutenist, and composer. Her first book of madrigals was published in Venice in 1568. It is possibly the first published book of any kind written by a woman. She dedicated this book to Isabella de Medici, “not only to give witness to my devotion to Your Excellency, but also to show to the world the foolish error of men who so greatly believe themselves to be the masters of high intellectual gifts that cannot, it seems to them, be equally common among women.”Duration - 2:11 Parts - Alto, Alto, Tenor, Baritone. Flexible: alternate Soprano Sax part for top voice. For a full list of arrangements by Joseph Judge, please visit SchoolEnsemble.com. Most are available for multiple ensembles: brass, string, woodwind, saxophone, clarinet.