Category: Christmas Music Arranger: Gavin Somerset
Cornet Solo
The title “The Silent Stars Go By” is the 4th line from the very popular carol “O Little Town Of Bethlehem”. Arranged now as a simple cornet solo, the melody is brought out by both the soloist and the band is such a way, that this simply melody can warm hearts on the coldest of nights. This is a fantastic item for all cornet players and playable by most levels of bands, perfect also for the younger soloist.
Category: Christmas Music Composer / arranger: Stuart Johnson
One of the best arrangements of the following three carols available;
(i) The Holly & The Ivy
(ii) Past Three O'Clock
(iii) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.
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A delightful set of three Christmas carols expertly adapted by Philip Doe. This suite of three pieces opens with Christmas Day, a dainty and light opening that shows the more delicate aspects of brass playing. The centre piece is a new version of The Coventry Carol, which open with a first verse rendition for quartet before developing a more baroque-style treatment that sits over an ostinato bass line. The movement reaches its climax with flourishes from the cornets leading to a rendition of the carol at fortissimo, and treated with slightly altered, harmonies before coming to rest with the opening quartet delivering the tierce de Picardie. The final movement is I Saw Three Ships, with handy interjections from several other carols, making a rousing climax to a enjoyable set of three Christmas portraits.
Category: Christmas Music Composer / arranger: W. Himes
Duration 3.30
A broad, stately opening may hark back to a bygone age, but the traditional ‘March of the Kings’ soon begins to swing! There’s a solo spot for the repiano cornet to shine, and band just love this piece. Composer William Himes manages to transfer the jazz idion effortlessly to the brass band.
Categories: Christmas Music, NEW & RECENT Publications Composer: Traditional Arranger: Jocjk McKenzie
Duration: 2:30 Minutes
Percussion:
4 Players as follows :
Timpani,
Drum Set,
Tambourine
and
Sleigh Bells
This carol has its origins in 16th Wales. The melody, which dates from the 16th century, comes from the winter carol of that time “Nos Galan” (New
Years’ Eve). The lyrics were written by the Scottish composer Thomas Oliphant in 1862. This truly celtic carol is sung throughout the Christmas, Yuletide and New Year season. My arrangement steps away from any celtic ‘feel’ and instead presents the material in a full-on swing style.
Jock McKenzie
Jock McKenzie studied trumpet at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester where he was a joint recipient of the college’s concerto prize. Since 1987 Jock has based his musical career in Hampshire, working as a freelance trumpeter, conductor, composer, arranger and brass teacher. Currently Jock holds the position of Professional Leader (Brass) for Hampshire Music Service and is the Director of the Hampshire County Youth Band. It is the mix of all of these musical roles that has led to Jock establishing a reputation as a leading creator of brass music resources, particularly in the field of education and brass ensemble music.
Category: Christmas Music Composer: George Fredrick Handel Arranger: Jan De Haan
Tochter Zion, also known as See the Conquering Hero Comes, is the most famous chorus from the oratorio Judas Maccabaeus (1746) by the composer George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). The heroic epic based on the Biblical story about commander-in-chief Judas Maccabaeus, was used by Handel to celebrate the English victory over the rebellious Scottish. The first performance of this patriotic work - written in the pleasing, rich baroque style that Handel’s music is known for - was conducted by himself; the success was huge. The chorus See the Conquering Hero Comes was added later, in 1748, drawn from another oratorio (Joshua).
Categories: Christmas Music, NEW & RECENT Publications Composer: Traditional Arranger: Jock McKenzie
Duration: 3:00 Minutes
Percussion section requires: Snare Drum and Tambourine
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day is a traditional carol. Its first notated appearance was in William B. Sandy’s collection ‘Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern’ in 1888. The verses of the carol progress through the story of Jesus – as told in his own voice. It is thought the origins of this carol are rooted in the fourteenth century.
Jock McKenzie studied trumpet at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester where he was a joint recipient of the college’s concerto prize. Since 1987 Jock has based his musical career in Hampshire, working as a freelance trumpeter, conductor, composer, arranger and brass teacher. Currently Jock holds the position of Professional Leader (Brass) for Hampshire Music Service and is the Director of the Hampshire County Youth Band. It is the mix of all of these musical roles that has led to Jock establishing a reputation as a leading creator of brass music resources, particularly in the field of education and brass ensemble music.
Category: Christmas Music Composer: G.F. Handel Arranger: Philip Littlemore
Along with the Hallelujah Chorus, the bass aria (and mini trumpet concerto) The Trumpet Shall Sound is one of the most recognisable movements from Handel’s Messiah, which was composed in 1741 and received its premiere in Dublin a year later. Written in three parts, The Trumpet Shall Sound appears in the middle of the third and final part. The aria is rarely performed ‘live’ with the full repeat, as it is a particularly taxing part for the trumpet player and lasts some ten minutes (and a more manageable four minutes without it). However, in this arrangement the extended middle section is intact and can therefore played at the trumpet soloist’s discretion!
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