The Little Drummer Boy
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SKU: A0.1316341
By Gloria Gaynor. By Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, and Katherine K. Davis. Arranged by Brendan James Elliget MAGA 537. Christmas. 55 pages. BJE Music #905083. Published by BJE Music (A0.1316341)."The Little Drummer Boy" (originally known as "Carol of the Drum") is a popular Christmas song written by American composer Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941. First recorded in 1951 by the Trapp Family, the song was further popularized by a 1958 recording by the Harry Simeone Chorale; the Simeone version was re-released successfully for several years, and the song has been recorded many times since. In the lyrics, the singer relates how, as a poor young boy, he was summoned by the Magi to the Nativity of Jesus. Without a gift for the Infant, the little drummer boy played his drum with approval from Jesus' mother, Mary, recalling, "I played my best for him" and "He smiled at me".
This is an arrangement for the Concert Band and SATB Choir – Would work with Solo or unison voices instead. There is an optional Piano part. There are parts for both Horns in F and Eb, Euphonium in BC and TC, Tubas in C, Eb, and Bb…
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Grade = 3 Duration = 2:45 mins.
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