White Christmas: Orchestra: Score & Parts

Set of Parts-Morton Gould's Home For Christmas from 'Holiday Music' for Orchestra. Score and parts.Born in Richmond Hill New York on 10 December 1913 Morton Gould was recognised early on as achild prodigy with the ability to improvise and compose. At the age of six he had his first composition published. He studied at the Institute of Musical Art (now the Juilliard School) but his most important teachers were AbbyWhiteside (Piano) and Vincent Jones (composition).Gould enjoyed an illustrious career. In addition to gaining a Pulitzer Prize for 'Stringmusic' he was Musical America's 1994 Composer-of-the-Year and recieved aKennedy Center Honor in recognition of lifetime contributions to American culture.A long-time member of the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers Gould was elected president of ASCAP in 1986 apost he held until 1994. In 1986 he was elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. He also served on the board of the American Symphony Orchestra League and on the National Endowment for the Arts musicpanel.

A collection of Christmas arrangements which can be played by the entire string group or by individual soloists with optional CD accompaniment. Each song is correlated with a specific level in the Essential Elements Method books.Includes: Frosty the Snowman ? A Holly Jolly Christmas ? Jingle-Bell Rock ? Jingle Bells ?Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! ? Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree ? Silver Bells ? The HanukkahSong ? Up on the Housetop ? We Wish You a Merry Christmas ? White Christmas.

Two classic songs by America's greatest songwriter are showcased in Ted Ricketts' newest arrangement for string groups. Ted's combination creates a great holiday mood with the light-hearted two-beat feel of Happy Holiday followedby the quintessential Christmas ballad. Christmas programming at its very best.

White Knight And Dragon-Easy music for string groups. Playstrings provides an enjoyable and varied repertoire for young string orchestras carefully structured in two levels. The ‘Easy’ level does not normally exceed Grade 2 in difficulty with most partsplayable in first position while the ‘Moderately Easy’ level includes some parts of around Grade 3 standard. At easy level alternative parts are provided so that the absence of viola or a double bass does not prevent the piecefrom being performed. Available in score or sets of instrumental parts. There are over 30 titles covering a wide range of styles including classical pieces folk tunes and Christmas collections. Playstrings is an idealintroduction to orchestral playing for young string players. Set of 19 parts contains: 4 x Violin 1 4 x Violin 2 4 x Violin 3 2 x Viola 3 x Cello 2 x Double Bass/Cello 2.

Pop Special String-An ideal finale for choir band and optional strings this sparkling setting is sure to become a favorite in your holiday concert programming and a staple in your library. This arrangement is also performable by concert band alone.