I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas (hippo The Hero)
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SKU: A0.1309862
Composed by John Rox. Arranged by Raevynn Nicole Davis. Children,Christmas,Holiday. 58 pages. Raevynn Nicole Davis #899009. Published by Raevynn Nicole Davis (A0.1309862).I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas for 1 piano/4hands up to 6 pianos/24 hands! This is a multi-level piano ensemble.
If you don’t have 12 pianists – not to worry! The secondo part for piano 6 is the most difficult part and can be used as an accompaniment part to whatever combination of pianists you do have. If you only have 2 pianists, you can use piano 6 as a duet. If the primo part for piano 6 is too difficult, you can use a primo part from another piano, but may need to switch octaves to make it all fit on one keyboard. Many of the parts have minimal hand movements and can be combined on different pianos, but you may need to switch octaves for one or both pianists to make everything fit.
A word about percussion – My studio has a variety of classroom/percussion instruments that we make use of for ensembles. If you don’t have the exact same percussion instruments that I do, feel free to substitute whatever you do have for the rhythms. It is also possible to add clapping, snapping, or tapping on the piano/keyboard to add the percussion rhythms. For the boomwhackers, you can use any ‘C,’ ‘D,’ or ‘G’ you have and the octave caps make it even more fun! My students enjoyed using the extended bass range boomwhackers with the octave caps to make the pitches even lower and more hippo-like. ☺
What's included? A score with all 12 parts, 12 individual parts (2 pages per pianist) with standard notation and my suggested fingering, and 12 individual parts (2 pages per pianist) with alphanote notation and my suggested fingering. Parts range from beginner to intermediate!
I hope your piano ensemble and/or group class enjoys this festive arrangement. Merry Christmas!
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