Carols in Concert

Grade 1 - Score and Parts-These lovely settings of three Polish Christmas carols include good opportunities for teaching style and musicality as you prepare for your winter performance. While ?Three Polish Carols? is meant to be performed as acomplete suite directors have the additional security of knowing they can present any of the three pieces as stand alone arrangements if necessary.

Including the well-known carols O Come O Come Immanuel and Angels We Have Heard On High here is a wonderfully scored holiday feature for beginning bands. Written to sound full even with small bands this attractive arrangement is sure to be a holiday standout.

Easy yet strikingly imaginative this medley is certain to be a highlight of your Christmas concert.

Listen closely and you will hear melodies from fourteen different carols cascading through the air! This stunning concert opener will captivate your audience and really get them into the mood. The many carols are presented in brief segments as the work moves brightly long at a nice concert march tempo. The arrangement is exceptionally playable by students at the Medium Easy level.

2nd B Flat Cornet/Trumpet-Contents: Concert Warm-Ups And Chorales #2; Acapulco Holiday; Anchors Aweigh; Atlantis; The Coventry Carol; The Duke Of Bedford; Dr. Dixieland; If I Were A Rich Man; Mickey Mouse March; Pep Rally Rock; Sax-O-Matic; Somewhere Out There; The Sound Of Music; Three Carols for Christmas; Treasury Of Carols.

2nd B Flat Clarinet-Contents: Concert Warm-Ups And Chorales #2; Acapulco Holiday; Anchors Aweigh; Atlantis; The Coventry Carol; The Duke Of Bedford; Dr. Dixieland; If I Were A Rich Man; Mickey Mouse March; Pep Rally Rock; Sax-O-Matic; Somewhere Out There; The Sound Of Music; Three Carols for Christmas; Treasury Of Carols.

Flute-Contents: Concert Warm-Ups And Chorales #2; Acapulco Holiday; Anchors Aweigh; Atlantis; The Coventry Carol; The Duke Of Bedford; Dr. Dixieland; If I Were A Rich Man; Mickey Mouse March; Pep Rally Rock; Sax-O-Matic; Somewhere Out There; The Sound Of Music; Three Carols for Christmas; Treasury Of Carols.

Conductor's Edition-Contents: Concert Warm-Ups And Chorales #2; Acapulco Holiday; Anchors Aweigh; Atlantis; The Coventry Carol; The Duke Of Bedford; Dr. Dixieland; If I Were A Rich Man; Mickey Mouse March; Pep Rally Rock; Sax-O-Matic; Somewhere Out There; The Sound Of Music; Three Carols for Christmas; Treasury Of Carols.

F Horn-Contents: Concert Warm-Ups And Chorales #2; Acapulco Holiday; Anchors Aweigh; Atlantis; The Coventry Carol; The Duke Of Bedford; Dr. Dixieland; If I Were A Rich Man; Mickey Mouse March; Pep Rally Rock; Sax-O-Matic; Somewhere Out There; The Sound Of Music; Three Carols for Christmas; Treasury Of Carols.

Trombone/Baritone B.C./Bassoon-Contents: Concert Warm-Ups And Chorales #2; Acapulco Holiday; Anchors Aweigh; Atlantis; The Coventry Carol; The Duke Of Bedford; Dr. Dixieland; If I Were A Rich Man; Mickey Mouse March; Pep Rally Rock; Sax-O-Matic; Somewhere Out There; The Sound Of Music; Three Carols for Christmas; Treasury Of Carols.

In 'Ding Dong it's Christmas' Scottish composer Bruce Fraser makes a sport of misleading his audience time and again. The title already indicates that this piece has been based on the well-known Carol 'Ding Dong Merrily on High' even if the melody makes a somewhat halting start. When it gathers pace however also due to the percussion section suddenly various other carols may be recognized. Peace and quiet reign in the middle part during which we can enjoy Bach's charming 'O Jesulein süss'. 'Ding Dong it's Christmas' ends in the same way it began even if more and more Carols put in an appearance. Merry Christmas!

An imaginative look at a good old-fashioned Christmas! From aromas of family favorites cooking in the kitchen to the images of decorated trees snow scenes and caroling - all are a part of that wonderful celebration.Rather than just taking the same old Public Domain Christmas carols for one more go ?round Timothy Johnson has composed the majority of THREE HOLIDAY SCENES using fresh and original melodies. The first scene opens with fragments of ?Oh Tannenbaum? but quickly moves into a beautiful Christmas waltz. An ?effets de neige ? or ?Snowfall effect ? carries the luscious second and contrasting scene. In the 3rd and final scene the phrases from well-known carols mergewith one another creating the effect of ?caroling.? Finally melodies serve as counterpoint for one another and bring this delightful vignette to a close. This piece presents an excellent opportunity to work with the Art department in creating drawings and paintings of holiday images. Pull your chair a little closer to the fireplace and sit back for a winsome holiday treat!

A Christmas Carol Medley-Fragments of eight different well-known Christmas carols go into this enjoyable arrangement. See if your audience can name them all. The carols are conveniently arranged so that they can be played at one consistent tempo throughout which helps you make the most out of your young band’s limited rehearsal time. A variety of articulations and dynamics help to make the piece a teaching tool as well as an enjoyable performance piece. Interesting Percussion colors with easy substitution suggestions also help to make the piece sound harder than it is. Effective!