16 Duets for BC Instruments-A volume of very easy duets containing a wide selection of traditional and classical Christmas melodies - ideal teaching material for slightly advanced students.
SKU: MH.1-59913-050-5
ISBN 9781599130507.
Charles Dickens certainly would have known the three carols in A CHARLES DICKENS CHRISTMAS. They were among the best-known and best-loved carols of the Victorian Era, and were a staple of the repertoire of roving waits, or carollers, that appear in his novels. Today this music is as familiar as Santa Claus and Tiny Tim. THE FIRST NOWELL was first collected in Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern by William Sandys in 1833. It is most probably 200 years older than that. The Oxford Book of Carols contains nine verses, which makes it an ideal processional for Christmas or Epiphany (the feast commemorating the coming of the Magi). COVENTRY CAROL, or Lully, Lullay, comes from the medieval tradition of mystery and miracle plays. In 1534 the Pageant of the Shearman and Tailors Guild included a scene in which the mothers of Jewish children sang this haunting lullaby after hearing the horrifying order: Herod the king, In his raging, All young children to slay. The music is anonymous; the text believed to be by Robert Croo. ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH is probably of French origin, but the English long ago adopted it as their own. Besides the French text, Les Anges dans nos compagnes, it is known in several versions and by several titles, including Angels from the Realms of Glory, When the Crimson Sun Had Set, and Westminster Carol. It belongs to a category known as macaronic carols, which mix vernacular verses with Latin refrains - in this instance, Gloria in Excelsis Deo (Glory be to God on High). Ensemble instrumentation: 1 Piccolo, 8 Flute, 2 Oboe, 1 Bassoon 1, 1 Bassoon 2, 4 Bb Clarinet 1, 4 Bb Clarinet 2, 4 Bb Clarinet 3, 1 Eb Alto Clarinet, 3 Bb Bass Clarinet & Bb Contrabass Clarinet, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 1, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 2, 1 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 1 Eb Baritone Saxophone, 3 Bb Trumpet 1, 3 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 Bb Trumpet 3, 2 F Horn 1, 2 F Horn 2, 2 Trombone 1, 2 Trombone 2, 2 Trombone 3, 3 Euphonium (Bass Clef), 2 Euphonium (Treble Clef), 5 Tubas, 1 Timpani, 2 Bells & Chimes, 3 Percussion 1: small triangle, suspended cymbal, crash cymbal, snare drum, bass drum, 2 Percussion 2: large triangle, finger cymbals.
SKU: TF.300140E
SKU: TF.300140D
SKU: CF.FPS58F
ISBN 9780825864407. UPC: 798408064402. 9 X 12 inches.
Designed to showcase the percussion and trumpet sections of the band, Wake Up for Christmas has an inherently funny premise: that kids need to be awakened on Christmas! Mixing bits of Reveille with settings of two familiar Christmas time songs, Jingle Bells and Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, as well as fragments of assorted other seasonal tunes, this selection should bring a smile to the face of even the most committed Scrooge. The combining of all the elements at the climax is an inspired touch that ends this cheerful seasonal novelty with a bang!
SKU: CF.YPS35F
ISBN 9780825851667. UPC: 798408051662. 9 X 12 inches. Key: Bb major.
SKU: CY.CC3076
ISBN 9790530110539. 8.5 x 11 in inches.
Randy Malmstrom has arranged two great Christmas Carols for 6-part Trombone Ensemble: Carol of the Bells and We Wish You A Merry Christmas for moderately advanced performers. The parts are all in bass clef except the 1st part which is in tenor clef. About 3 minutes in length.
SKU: CY.CC2540
Here is a great closer for your Christmas Trombone program, concert or singalong. Lisa Albrecht has arranged a very clever Theme and Variations version of the famous old English carol, We Wish You A Merry Christmas.
Her two minute arrangement is all in bass clef and very accessible by intermediate to advanced performers.
SKU: CY.CC2802
The Wassail Song is a secular holiday song dating back to the 12th Century.It is traditionally sung at Christmas, but actually does not celebrate the nativity, rather the New Year! The word Wassail is an olde English word for a spiced wine or ale. It was common to go door-to-door toasting to one's Good Health.Ron Babcock's lively arrangement of about 5 minutes is inspired by Ralph Vaughan Williams and is for intermediate to advanced performers.In Bass Clef (Treble clef parts also supplied for Euphoniums).
SKU: CY.CC2538
In dulci jubilo is an ancient traditional Christmas carol that first appeared around 1400 in Germany. Lisa Albrecht's beautiful arrangement for Trombone quartet is based on the 1837 setting by Robert Pearsall, the one of the favored by many choirs and their organists. The melody was so popular that many composers have tried their hand at arranging it including Buxtehude, Bach, Liszt and Dello Joio.
This arrangement of about 3 minutes can be performed by intermediate to advanced players. Trombone I is in tenor clef and the rest of the parts are in bass clef and can be performed by intermediate level players.
SKU: CF.YPS62F
ISBN 9780825864582. UPC: 798408064587. 9 X 12 inches.
An easy and straightforward arrangement of a popular Christmas Carol that features clever rhythmic variations on the tune. Mildly dissonant harmonies and imaginative scoring, including a brief, but effective, solo for the percussion section, add spice to the traditional Christmas brew.
SKU: CY.CC2980
ISBN 9790530057995.
Wayne Groves has arranged five beautiful Christmas carols for Trombone Quartet:1. Once in Royal David's City by Gauntlett 2. In the Bleak Midwinter by Holst 3. Huron Carol by St. Jean de Brebeuf 4. Divinum Misterium (Plainsong chant) 5. O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Advent Hymn)These pieces are of medium difficulty and all in bass clef making them perfect for any group of performers.
SKU: HL.645070
ISBN 9781495081057. UPC: 008148011759. 9.0x12.0x0.079 inches. Hungarian. Wesley Schaum Elementary Level.
20 Stories based on Christmas legends and traditions from around the world in a workbook format that includes all the notes on the bass and treble cleff staffs. Equal emphasis is placed on both saffs. An excellent tool for improving sight reading and note identification. Includes: Christmas Ghosts (Greece) * Dinner on Straw (Poland) * First Christmas Card (England) * Holly Wreaths (Ireland) * Manger Scenes (Italy) * Summer Christmas (Africa) * Tropical Christmas (Philippines)* and more.
SKU: CY.CC2909
Jay Hull has crafted a very fine work for brass quintet in the Canzona style of Gabrieli, based on the traditional Christmas Carol - Good King Wenceslas.The work is about 3 minutes in length and appropriate for moderately advanced performers, who are asked to choose their own dynamics.Trumpet parts in B-flat, Horn if F, Trombone in bass clef, Tuba.
