SKU: CF.BPS68F
ISBN 9780825884528. UPC: 798408084523. 9x12 inches.
Santa's Toy March is a joyful and exciting addition to any holiday program for the beginning concert band. Several well known holiday favorites set the stage for the parade of toys to follow. You will hear the “Toy March” from The Nutcracker, “Jolly Old St. Nicholas” and “Up on the Housetop.” This arrangement also features the percussion section quite a bit, so let them shine! Finishing up with a triumphant march, your group will play the group of toys right into Santa's bag for their journey to children on the “Nice” list.
SKU: AP.44889S
UPC: 038081516080. English.
Based on Alexander Dumas' adaptation of E. T. A. Hoffman's story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, the ballet premiered in December of 1892 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Tchaikovsky selected eight pieces from the ballet and created The Nutcracker Suite, which became an immediate success and to this day remains one of the most popular ballets, and contains some of the best-loved Christmas music. This suite of three selected short movements scored especially for beginners includes March, Dance of the Reed Flutes, and Russian Dance (Trepak). The movements can be performed individually or together. A superb classical transcription for teaching and performance to be programmed during the holidays or any time of the year. (3:45).
SKU: CL.026-3950-01
Adapted for the Barnhouse Build-A-Band Series from the original band arrangement of the same title, Themes from the Nutcracker is a perfect selection for any holiday concert. This splendid arrangement includes an introduction based on the Overture and the main themes from the March, the Arabian Dance and the Russian Dance. Playable by any instrumentation as long as the five basic parts are covered, it's very playable and sure to be the hit of any holiday concert!
About Build-A-Band Series
The Build-A-Band Series provides educational and enjoyable music for bands with incomplete or unbalanced instrumentation. Written using just four or five parts (plus percussion), these effective arrangements will work with any combination of brass, woodwind, string and percussion instruments as long as you distribute the parts so that each of the five parts is covered. All of the publications in the Build-A-Band Series have been arranged to be playable with any instrumentation as long as each part is used: 1st Part, 2nd Part, 3rd Part, 4th Part, and Bass Part. (Please note: In some of these arrangements the 4th Part, and the Bass Part are the same, making it possible to play those arrangements with only 4 parts.)
SKU: CF.PPS36F
ISBN 9781491143414. UPC: 680160900916.
Perfect for a beginning band's first holiday concert, this clever arrangement uses only the first six notes of the Bb scale and presents the holiday classic, God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman in a mash-up with the march from the famous Nutcracker ballet.A,A Students will have fun showing off what they've learned and parents will be impressed with their progress.
