Category: Christmas Music Composer / arranger: James Curnow
A majestic arrangement of O Little Town of Bethlehem in a four verse setting - ideal for use with a congregation.
Phillips Brooks, rector of Holy Trinity Church in Philadelphia, wrote the carol text "0 Little Town of Bethlehem" after a visit to the Holy Land in 1865. On Christmas Eve, having ridden on horseback from Jerusalem, he stood in the field outside Bethlehem in which the annunciation to the shepherds is said to have occurred, and was later moved by the singing at the service in the Church of the Nativity. In 1868, he finally wrote down the hymn, which had been slowly gestating, and which seems to have been intended for the children of his Sunday school.
There are three tunes associated with this carol: Redner (traditional American tune), written by Lewis H. Redner (1831-1908), the organist at Phillips Brooks church, Davies (a secondary traditional English tune), composed by Henry Walford Davies (1869-1941), and Forest Green (English folk song), the tune used for this arrangement, which is presently the best-known tune for this carol in England.
The setting of this majestic melody is in keeping with the traditional text and features many contrasting colors and varied orchestration techniques.
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Phillips Brooks, rector of Holy Trinity Church in Philadelphia, wrote the carol text “O Little Town of Bethlehem" after a visit to the Holy Land in 1865. On Christmas Eve, having ridden on horseback from Jerusalem, he stood in the field outside Bethlehem in which the annunciation to the shepherds is said to have occurred, and was later moved by the singing at the service in the Church of the Nativity. in 1868, he finally wrote clown the hymn, which had been slowly gestating, and which seems to have been intended for the children of his Sunday school.
There are three tunes associated with this carol: Redner (traditional American tune), written by Lewis H. Redner (183i~1908), the organist at Phillips Brooks church, Davies (a secondary traditional English tune), composed by Henry Walford Davies (1 8694941), and Forest Green (English folk song), the tune used for this arrangement, which is presently the best-known tune for this carol in England.
The setting of this majestic melody is in keeping with the traditional text and features many contrasting colors and varied orchestration techniques.
The many sided and productive Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) is known as a composer of dance music, sacred music and music for the advent and Christmas time. He worked as Kapelmeister to the court at Wolffenbuttel, but he was also asked to serve in other places, includin Dresden. Praetorius was valued for the new impulses he gave to music by means of his use of instrumental accompaniment. His main contribution is his theoretical work "Syntagma Musicum", one of the most important musical refernce books, in connection with instruments and instrumentation in the early 17th Century. "Es ist ein ros entsprungen" is a well known ancient melody which has inspired numerous composers and arrangers througout the Centuries. Otto M. Schwarz has made a choral arrangement.
Duration: 3 m : 0 s Difficulty: 2 This publisher describes difficulty as follows:
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Category: Christmas Music Composer: Steven Ponsford
Written for Birmingham Citadel Band, Excelsis! portrays something of the wonder and excitement of the Christmas story. The music features traditional carols either side of John W Peterson's beautiful lullaby Sleep, Holy Child in the central nativity section.
Category: Christmas Music Composer / arrangers: R. Gardner, D. Masters, A. Street
Includes -
Christmas is Coming:
Wassail:
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas:
Deck The Halls:
The Holly & The Ivy:
Jingle Bells: and others...
This is perfect opening to a Christmas concert. This short item, designed to grab your audiences’ attention, features fanfare calls surrounded by festive sounds and even the optional party popper to be ‘popped’ by every player in the band. A great item to announce your bands arrival on stage before launching into your festive program.
A short fanfare to begin your Christmas Concert, start the Carol Service, or welcome a special guest. Based on the well known carol “GOOD CHRISTIAN MEN REJOICE”.
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