SKU: HL.1295439
ISBN 9798350106473. UPC: 196288170235. 6.75x10.5 inches.
What a surprising idea using the Pierpont melody of “Jingle Bells†to create a beautifully warm setting for winter concerts. The text describes a scene of nature sleeping and dreaming beneath a blanket of snow set to simple yet rich harmonies with a touch of “sleep in heavenly peace†near the end. Exquisite.
SKU: AP.45412
UPC: 038081511528. English. Words by James Pierpont.
Mozart's Rondo alla Turca is the basis for this innovative twist on Jingle Bells! Your audience will love catching the rapid text as the familiar and sequential melody is volleyed through the choir. Pierpont's rarely-heard third verse is a hoot. Oh, what fun it is!
SKU: CF.BF152
ISBN 9781491162125. UPC: 680160920860.
Learn ing to play chamber music is an important milestone in the music student’s journey. Playing with a teacher or friend helps develop rhythmic independence, intonation, listening skills, and sense of pulse that are vital to playing in an ensemble. These progressive duets offer beginning and developing players the opportunity to play along with others, or with the helpful support of the teacher in a lesson. Each duet adds new techniques and challenges that align with the natural advancement of lessons, moving from easy rhythms and keys to staccato bow strokes, slurs, accidentals (low or extended finger patterns), and more complex or independent rhythms. While the melody remains in the top line, musicians can alternate playing the melody as all efforts have been made to keep both parts at a similar difficulty level. This book features familiar melodies for the holidays, including sacred and secular Christmas songs, music for Hanukkah, and folk tunes from many countries. Appropriate for caroling, recitals, or chamber holiday concerts, there are 30 festive selections of different tempi, styles, and keys for variety, while remaining in string-friendly ranges. Each duet is one page or less in length, ensuring an immediate sense of success for young players. Put new skills into practice while celebrating the season.
SKU: CF.BF150
ISBN 9781491162101. UPC: 680160920846.
SKU: CF.BF153
ISBN 9781491162132. UPC: 680160920877.
SKU: CF.BF151
ISBN 9781491162118. UPC: 680160920853.
SKU: CF.BF144
ISBN 9781491160169. UPC: 680160918768.
The 22 holiday classics contained in this collection have been carefully arranged for any combination of string trio. The melodies, both sacred and secular, cover many centuries and originate in Western Europe and the United States. Each work was selected for its quality, musical interest, and appropriateness in a chamber setting. All pieces in this collection have stood the test of time and are worthy of both study and performance. Including such favorites as Carol of the Bells, Silent Night, and God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, these trios may be performed in a variety of venues from church services to holiday gatherings. This Compatible String Ensembles collection of Christmas Trios will set the mood in any environment.
SKU: HL.1165284
UPC: 196288123255. 6.75x10.5x0.019 inches.
Pop and jazz groups will show their skill with this jazzy take on a winter classic! Great vocal licks, solo opportunities and a lot of fun to sing. Now available in this TTBB voicing!
SKU: HL.1455425
ISBN 9798892703314. UPC: 196288209560. 9.0x12.0x0.135 inches.
Morton Gould's setting of JINGLE BELLS calls to mind the quiet sounds of a horse-drawn sleigh passing through newly fallen snow. Beginning softly, as if the sleigh is approaching the listener from a distance and ending softly as the sleigh disappears in the distance, Gould's setting will challenge players and delight audiences.
SKU: CF.ASB35
ISBN 9781491166857. UPC: 680160925926.
Rhyth m is the most essential element in music - without rhythm, we have only random noise. But in organized patterns of beats and silences, the pulse of music springs to life. While it can be easy to mimic rhythms by ear, correctly counting note values and subdividing according to meter are frequently underdeveloped skills. Rhythm exercises alone can be tedious and uninspiring, but when presented in a familiar melody, patterns become easy to recognize and remember. This book presents common rhythm patterns in various time signatures, beginning with the most basic and progressing toward syncopation and odd meter. Each rhythm is introduced with a simple open string warm-up or scale, then put into practice with songs from all over the world. Unison melodies for violin, viola, cello, and bass stay in easy keys and ranges so the player can focus on the rhythm without other technical challenges. Instrument books can be used in the individual lesson setting with a separate piano accompaniment book. Or, a conductor score is available for use in the string orchestra classroom. Included piano accompaniment tracks provide a fun and helpful play-along experience. Explore the world of rhythm and song as you embark on the journey toward independent musicianship!
SKU: GH.SK-782
185 x 262 mm inches.
SKU: AP.37973
UPC: 038081424453. English. Arr.; with new words; by Jay Althouse.
What a mixed-up, mixed meter, crazy and fun arrangement of Jingle Bells! As the lyric states, The melody's the same; the rhythms, they are not.
About Alfred Choral Designs
Th e Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.