A Rockin' Christmas: Concert Band: Score & Parts

with Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree-Douglas Wagner cleverly pairs Jingle-Bell Rock first released in 1957 with Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree written by Johnny Marks and made famous by Brenda Lee. Available with an optional band accompanimentthat can also be played as an independent band piece; this choral gem generates holiday magic for kids and adults. Available separately: SATB 3-part mixed 2-part Digital Band Arrangement StudioTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:10.

Completely true to its title this medley os four favorites is a superb addition to any holiday program! Beginning with a maestoso introduction this includes a light rock setting of Rockin Around The Christmas Tree a relaxed setting of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer and Holly Jolly Christmas a warm rubato treatment of I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day and a very effective maestoso finale.

This selection is a medley of Jingle Bell Rock and Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree which will bring fresh contemporary sounds to your Christmas program.

Par HESS NIGEL. The latest edition, along with the Grades 0-1 book, to the ever-popular Up-Grade! Series from Pam Wedgwood - the ideal series for pianists looking to bridge the gap between grades. This book presents some refreshingly jazzy arrangements of some favourite Christmas songs from traditional items such as The Holly and the Ivy and We Wish You a Merry Christmas to pop classics such as Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree and Winter Wonderland all of which are complemented by some of Pam's own newly written pieces./ Répertoire / Orchestre D'Harmonie

Par ARMAN HOWARD. Howard Arman, director of the Bavarian Radio Choir, has been actively engaged with international Christmas carols through various Christmas-related CD productions of his choir in the past years. This has resulted in a number of original arrangements for four- to eight-part mixed choir a cappella, shedding new light on well-known classics such as O du fröhliche [O, you joyful], Stille Nacht [Silent Night] and Lasst uns froh und munter sein [Let us be happy and cheerful]. The first volume includes five Christmas carols from the German-speaking regions. They range from simple but harmonically intriguing settings such as Lieb Nachtigall, wach auf [Dear nightingale, wake up] to eight-part sound paintings with bell-like chimes as in O du fröhliche and classical double choir settings such as Resonet in laudibus . The second volume includes five Christmas spirituals with English texts, forming a contrast to the solemn and festive character of the first. The choir can prove its swing and jazz qualities here; the stirring arrangements are a gain for classical Christmas concerts, too. Following the tradition of the spiritual, some settings also require soloists, which can, however, also be recruited from the choir if adequate singers are available. The first piece combines the spirituals It?s a Birthday and Wasn?t That a Mighty Day to form a medley, Ain?t That a Rockin? gives a moment of tranquility before the likewise rousing spirituals Mary Had a Baby and Little David conclude the volume. In both volumes, Howard Arman provides a short preface in German and English, explaining the background of each piece and giving advice on performance. / Date parution : 2022-07-20/ Recueil / Choeur Mixte a Cappella