Christmas at King's College

SKU: HL.1216624

ISBN 9781705195369. UPC: 196288140467. 9.0x12.0x0.069 inches.

The composer writes: â??I was delighted to be asked by Daniel Hyde and King's College, Cambridge to write this year's commission for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. I have chosen to set a familiar text and tune - Angelus ad Virginem - and for it to serve as a tribute to the late great Simon Preston CBE (chorister and later organ scholar at King's). The text suggests something descriptive and exuberant, and this arrangement makes use of the original 13th century carol throughout. A colorful organ part is designed to propel the music forward, sometimes twisting and distorting the melody in unexpected ways, hopefully reflecting something of Simon's wit, vitality and stylish energy.â? - Matthew Martin.

SKU: OU.9780193395077

ISBN 9780193395077. 12 x 8 inches.

For SATB unaccompanied Out of your sleep is a fresh-sounding Advent carol rich in rhythmic variation and subtle detail. Written for the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, the carol provides opportunities for the choir to shine, with bell-like vocal syncopations and a joyful text celebrating the transformative powers of Christmas Eve.

SKU: BT.DHP-0830001-146

Christmas Fantasy is a fantastic medley by Jan de Haan which features some of the best-known songs from the Christmas season. Includes: Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen; O Little Town of Bethlehem; Once in Royal David’s City; Hark! The Herald Angel’s Sing; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and Good King Wenceslas. English and Dutch choral parts are also availble for this work.

Deze fantasie over kerstliederen werd voor het eerst uitgevoerd in 1983 door het Hope College Choir, Holland Community Choral, orkest en orgel tijdens een concert en televisie opname in het Amerikaanse Holland-Michigan. Tegelijkertijdmaakte Jan de Haan een transcriptie voor ha/fa/bra waardoor het werk zowel instrumentaal als met koor (SATB) en/of orgel ad libitum uitvoerbaar is.Jan de Haan maakte in Christmas Fantasy gebruik van de liederen: Esist ein Ros’ entsprungen, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Once in Royal David’s City, The Herald Angels Sing, God Rest Ye Merry Getlemen en Good King Wenceslas. Koorpartijen zijn verkrijgbaar in het Nederlands en Engels.

Die feierliche und stimmungsvolle Christmas Fantasy hat im Laufe der Jahre nichts von ihrer Attraktivität verloren. Das Medley aus einigen der bekanntesten Weihnachtslieder der Weit, z.B. Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen; O Little Town of Bethlehem; Once in Royal David’s City; Hark! The Herald Angel’s Sing; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen und Good King Wenceslas, von Jan de Haan gewohnt meisterhaft gesetzt, kann mit oder ohne Orgelbegleitung aufgeführt werden. Zusätzlich enthalten sind Chorstimmen auf Englisch und Holländisch.

Christmas Fantasy est un medley regroupant les airs suivants Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen; O Little Town of Bethlehem; Once in Royal David’s City; Hark! The Herald Angel’s Sing; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Good King Wenceslas. Jan de Haan a réalisé ce féérique arrangement pour orchestre d’harmonie et choeur ad lib. (texte en anglais et néerlandais).

SKU: CF.PO192S

ISBN 9781491157367. UPC: 680160915927.

Program note: Christmas Fugue, like the charming English folk tune on which it is based, is full of the spirit and fun that is Christmas. After a slow shimmering introduction which imparts an impression of Christmas morning, the fugue subject is abruptly introduced. The fugue subject: We Wish You a Merry Christmas. The work develops through a series of playful musical episodes which afford satisfying opportunities for the various sections of the orchestra. The fugue culminates in a combination of motifs which find the brass heralding the unmistakable arrival of Christmas. The Composer: Dr. Robert Bennett Brown has devoted much of his professional teaching career to musical compositions and arrangements for young orchestral enthusiasts. Christmas Fugue, like other of Dr. Drown's published works, was written in and for the actual teaching situation. At the present time, Robert Bennett Brown is District Supervisor of Music for the Levittown, N.Y. Public Schools. Previously, for some nineteen years, he taught in Bronxville, N.Y. where, as Chairman of Music, he brought about an extremely high level of school orchestral achievement. he was educated at New York University and Teachers College, Columbia University. He has served as a field supervisor of student teaching for New York University and as a general music consultant. For the past two years he has been a member of the New York State Music Regents Committee. To the Conductor: You will find this work to be the conductor's dream. Parts are easy but impressive sounding. The total effect will give your orchestra that typical classical sound so satisfying to performer and listener alike. Full or exact instrumentation is not a must; cross-cues will carry critical areas where a specified instrument may be lacking. Piano, tuba, and saxophone parts are written to accommodate those players where they exist. These parts are not essential to the instrumentation. Though Christmas Fugue is well suited to the interests of high school orchestra pursuits, its grade of difficulty is easily handled by any junior high school group of average ability.  .
Program note:Christmas Fugue, like the charming English folk tune on which it is based, is full of the spirit and fun that is Christmas. After a slow shimmering introduction which imparts an impression of Christmas morning, the fugue subject is abruptly introduced. The fugue subject: We Wish You a Merry Christmas. The work develops through a series of playful musical episodes which afford satisfying opportunities for the various sections of the orchestra. The fugue culminates in a combination of motifs which find the brass heralding the unmistakable arrival of Christmas.The Composer:Dr. Robert Bennett Brown has devoted much of his professional teaching career to musical compositions and arrangements for young orchestral enthusiasts. Christmas Fugue, like other of Dr. Drown's published works, was written in and for the actual teaching situation.At the present time, Robert Bennett Brown is District Supervisor of Music for the Levittown, N.Y. Public Schools. Previously, for some nineteen years, he taught in Bronxville, N.Y. where, as Chairman of Music, he brought about an extremely high level of school orchestral achievement. he was educated at New York University and Teachers College, Columbia University. He has served as a field supervisor of student teaching for New York University and as a general music consultant. For the past two years he has been a member of the New York State Music Regents Committee.To the Conductor:You will find this work to be the conductor's dream. Parts are easy but impressive sounding. The total effect will give your orchestra that typical classical sound so satisfying to performer and listener alike. Full or exact instrumentation is not a must; cross-cues will carry critical areas where a specified instrument may be lacking. Piano, tuba, and saxophone parts are written to accommodate those players where they exist. These parts are not essential to the instrumentation. Though Christmas Fugue is well suited to the interests of high school orchestra pursuits, its grade of difficulty is easily handled by any junior high school group of average ability. .