First Christmas March

for Concert Band-Among Goldman's many contributions to the band's repertoire his pastiche marches such as Children's March and the Christmas March have been especially popular. Familiar seasonal tunes include Good King Wenceslas Adeste Fideles Jingle Bells It Came Upon the Midnight Clear The First Noël Deck the Halls and Hark! the Herald Angels Sing. An optional short coda reduces the playing time to approximately 4:00. A handsome full score and judicious rescoring of the upper woodwinds makes this an ideal alternative for community bands looking for new sounds in a classic yet familiar style for their December programs.

This compact disc correlates directly to the pieces in Christmas Piano Solos Level 4. All track numbers for use with the compact disc are clearly indicated in the book, and are listed on the actual CD as well. These fully-orchestrated accompaniments by Hal Leonard Student Piano Library method author Phillip Keveren are a delightful way to enhance students' lessons, and are a sure way to guarantee practice success.Whenever we have included CD accompaniments for any series within the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library. The CD format is as follows: each piece has two tracks. The first track is at a practice tempo with the solo piano part, and the second track is at a performance tempo without the piano solo part. / Piano

The tradition of the Christmas tree in Western Europe dates back to a time long before any Christianization had taken place. During the severely cold winter nights so it was believed evil spirits tried to ?kill? nature. Needle-leaved trees were the only ones which kept their green colour throughout the year and therefore became symbols of immortality. These ?living? trees said to be the work of benign spirits were brought into people?s houses to ward off evil life-threatening powers. In the 14th century people first started to decorate Christmas trees. It was a pagan custom originated by the inhabitants of Alsace. This custom was taken over by the Church in thecourse of the 15th and 16th century. At first the decoration consisted mainly of edibles such as apples and wafers but later small presents were added. Legend has it that the reformer Martin Luther was the first person to decorate a Christmas tree with candles. The flickering candle flames were meant to create the image of a starry sky in which Christ?s apparition could be recognized. The German organ-player Ernst Anschütz from Leipzig was the first person to notate the song ?O Tannenbaum? the melody being a well-known folk song. Next to ?Stille Nacht? ?O Tannenbaum? is the most famous German Christmas song now known throughout the world. In the United States of America the melody of ?O Tannenbaum? has even been used in four States (among which the State of Maryland) for their State song. In David Well?s arrangement the song is first heard as many of us know it. After this introduction however it is transformed into a solid rock version and the beat has been changed. In the second part the familiar three-four time is back but here the rhythm is different from the original. After the richly ornamented rock beat the basic theme can be heard once again and the composition is concluded in a festive manner.

A superb collection of over 70 favourite Christmas carols and songs arranged for Piano, with lyrics and Guitar chord symbols, guaranteed to get you in the festive mood! Including popular songs such as A Spaceman Came Travelling and Happy Xmas (War Is Over), as well as traditional carols, such as Away In A Manger and Once In Royal David's City. / Célébrations / Partition /

A selection of Christmas Carols and Traditional Classics with Backing CD. This instrumental series is arranged for Flute Trumpet Clarinet Alto Saxophone Tenor Saxophone Horn in F and Trombone. The separate instrumental parts can be used alone with the CD or in any combination.

The Spirit of Christmas est un medley de cinq merveilleux chants de Noël célèbres dans le monde entier. Vous retrouverez Away in a Manger The First Noel (Aujourd?hui le Roi des Cieux) It Came Upon A Midnight Clear O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) et Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Écoutez le chant des Anges). Cet arrangement peut être interprété avec un Chœur mixte à quatre voix (ad lib.) mais il est également possible de faire chanter la ligne mélodique seule par un soliste (avec micro) et/ou par l?assistance. Dans la mesure où l?arrangement n?évolue pas dans des registres aigus inaccessibles il peut aussi être accompagné par unChœur d?enfants. Les parties pour Chœur sont disponibles en anglais (Réf. : DHP 1033482-050).

In English-speaking countries ‘Away in a Manger’ is one of the first Christmas songs to be taught to little children. It is a moving song with simple words which makes it easy to understand. The song is also known as ‘Luther’s Cradle Hymn’. This suggests that Martin Luther was the author of the lyrics. According to researchers however this is a misconception – the author is unknown. In England ‘Away in a Manger’ is sung to a different melody than in the USA for example. The ‘English’ melody was composed by W.J. Kirkpatrick. Andrew Mackereth made a touching arrangement of the ‘English’ melody which suits the tender lyrics perfectly.

Fantasy on Old Carols-Good Christian Men Rejoice ? God Rest You Merry Gentlemen ? Come Ye Lofty Come ? The First Nowell / La musique de Noël de Gustav Holst est touchante par sa fraîcheur et sa chaleur. Composée en 1910 cette fantaisie basée sur quatre noëls anglais anciens témoigne de la créativité et de l?imagination du compositeur. Originellement pour Chœur mixte et Orchestre ou Orgue Robert van Beringen en a réalisé cet arrangement pour Orchestre d?Harmonie et Chœur (ad lib.).

Cette suite simple de Robert Finn consiste en trois chants de Noël dont les auteurs ne sont pas connus. Les trois parties Baile de Nadal (Danse de Noël) est un hymne espagnol Still Still Still (Chut Chut Chut) un hymne allemand et The first Noël (Le premier Noël) un hymne anglais font de cette suite multiculturelle une oeuvre à présenter lors de votre prochain concert de Noël. Une belle suite qui pourra être interprétée par tout type d?orchestre et choeur (ad libitum).