SKU: A0.801677

This lovely cantata is about how we gather together in song to celebrate the birth of Jesus. It has a Celtic feel and the songs are from several different countries - United States, Ireland, England, France, Germany, Scotland, Italy. There are 8 songs included, 2 originals, 2 medleys and 4 songs that you know and love included also. All of the songs are in SATB with an (optional) accent instrument part (choice of flute, violin or cello - parts included at the end of each score) - the score has the flute part so you can see where the accent instrument fits into the score. A simple piano part is included in each score. The voices and accent instruments help to complete the entire piece. You can also purchase individual songs on here separately if you choose to not purchase the whole cantata. However, it is a bargain to purchase the cantata. There are narration parts before each song that give a little history of the song. You can opt out of using them if desired. The titles of the songs are: 1. Baby, Jesus, Was Born Unto This Earth. (original)  2. Christ Child's Lullaby. 3. Bring a Torch Jeanette, Isabella. 4. Christmas Carols - Coventry and Wexford. 5. Good Christian Men Rejoice. 6. O Come Let Us Adore Him, Christ the Lord - (In the Bleak Midwinter, Gesu Bambino, The Snow Lay on the Ground) 7. Peace on Earth (original) 8. Sing We Now of Christmas. Take a little time to listen to the mp3 attached. It has computer voices, but you can get an idea of what it is supposed to sound like. It also has one of the instrument parts as a sample and then the piano on each one. Any questions, please email me at cdboss@cvalley.net. I'm glad to work with you. This is my 5th cantata and most recent one. You can purchase the other 4 on here - check them out. You can also purchase in book form any of these on Amazon.


I have background accompaniment to these songs. If you purchase a book and would like them, please email me with proof of purchase and I will email them back to you. .

SKU: A0.851128

German traditional Christmas Song Tochter Zion, freue dich = Daughter Zion, rejoice by Georg Friedrich Händel arranged for family band or every random band with multiple various and variable instruments in every color and key.
Year after year, the whole family comes together and eventually tries to perform Christmas songs on the fly.
This arrangement of the traditional chistmas song Tochter Zion (Daughter Zion) offers several parts for many variable instruments in their specific notation forms.
The voices can be combined ad libitum. The score also offers decent vocal scores with the original german and also english lyrics.

The score includes:
- Piano (piano with chordsymbols)
- vocals (in german and english) choir Arrangement
- solo instruments in C (violin, flute,etc.) quartet
- solo instruments in bass clef (trombone, cello, bass, etc.); quartet
- solo instruments in Bb(trumpet, clarinet, tenor saxophone, etc.); quartet
- solo instruments in Eb (alto saxophone, Eb-clarinet, etc.);quartet
- solo instruments in F (french horn, F-tuba, etc.); quartet
- accordion / harmonica
- guitar (notes/tabs/chord)
- drumset ;-)

YouTube Play Along: https://youtu.be/Pfo_Mu-8Z-s

German description (Beschreibung auf Deutsch):
Alle Jahre wieder wird mit der Familie zusammen Weihnachten gefeiert. Lasst uns doch was zusammen spielen! Na klar, hast du Noten? Ja hier, für Keyboard... hm, für mich passen die nicht...
Dieses Arrangement des Weihnachtsklassikers JTochter Zion beinhaltet Noten für die gängigsten Hausinstrumente.
Alle Stimmen können miteinander kombiniert werden. Die Gesangsnoten sind vernünftig notiert und den Liedtext gibt es auf Deutsch und auf Englisch.

Folgende Musikinstrumente werden durch diese Noten abgedeckt:
- Klavier (leicht, mittlere Begleitung, Intonationsvorschläge, Akkordsymbole und Melodie)
- Gesang (auf deutsch und englisch); 3 Strophen, 4-stimmig
- Soloinstrumente in C (Geige, Flöte, etc.); Quartett
- Soloinstrumente mit Bassschlüssel (Posaune, Cello, Bass, etc.); Quartett
- Soloinstrumente in Bb (Trompete, Klarinette, Tenorsaxofon,etc.); Quartett
- Soloinstrumente in Eb (Altsaxofon, Eb-Klarinette, etc.); Quartett
- Soloinstrumente in F(Waldhorn, F-Tuba, etc.); Quartett
- Akkordeon / Harmonika
- Gitarre (Noten/Akkorde/Tabs)
- Schlagwerk / Schlagzeug / Schelleninstrument ;-)

Viel Spaß beim Ausprobieren!

This arrangement has been optimized for on the fly performances during Christmas time. The constitution of instruments (rhythm and solo instruments (also in transposing scores)) can be put together ad libitum. All parts are matching, can be combined or played alone.

traditional german christmas children song by James Lord Pierpont
arranged by Sophia Johanna
for family band

Public Domain Instrumental

Liedtext

1. Tochter Zion, freue dich!
Jauchze, laut, Jerusalem!
Sieh, dein König kommt zu dir!
Ja er kommt, der Friedenfürst.
Tochter Zion, freue dich!
Jauchze, laut, Jerusalem!

2. Hosianna, Davids Sohn,
Sei gesegnet deinem Volk!
Gründe nun dein ewig' Reich,
Hosianna in der Höh'!
Hosianna, Davids Sohn,
Sei gesegnet deinem Volk!

3. Hosianna, Davids Sohn,
Sei gegrüßet, König mild!
Ewig steht dein Friedensthron,
Du, des ew'gen Vaters Kind.
Hosianna, Davids Sohn,
Sei gegrüßet, König mild!

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SKU: A0.1284659

PIANO VOCAL SCORE.  This four act contemporary opera, original libretto and music, by 21st century American composer James Nathaniel Holland is the story of the triumph of Love over Evil, however delayed, and the power of keeping steadfast to one’s righteous promise.  

Based on the German fairy tale The Six Swans, in a kingdom, during Saxon times, the murderous daughter of an evil entity, Ravia, infiltrates and takes over the lives of a royal family due to the King’s rash promise to marry her many years before. 

The royal children are sent away by their father for safety to a hidden, woodland cottage, but Ravia discovers where they are and hexes the younger siblings, turning them into swallows.  Usha, the eldest, escapes and flees to the wilderness and is visited by the apparition of her dead mother who explains what is going on and that Usha must swear an oath of silence for six years to break the spell and change her siblings back into human form.

Five years pass and a dashing and kind king, Rohric, of another kingdom, finds Usha while hunting, falls in love with and marries her, but Usha must remain silent and cannot reveal who she is.  Ravia, who now is sole queen of the old kingdom, is invited by Rohric’s nobles with hope to secure a “proper� wedding for Rohric.  Usha is accused falsely of killing her own child by the two and is sentenced to be burned at the stake, but as the bell tolls she finally can declare her innocence.  To the crowd’s amazement her siblings change back, all truth is revealed, and for Ravia’s failure, she is dragged back to hell by demons.  

Singers:  King Alfred (bass), Ravia (soprano), Princess Usha (mezzo), Queen Mother Arna (soprano), the royal siblings (children’s/boy’s chorus), King Rohric (Tenor), The Evil Noble (baritone), An angel/a demon (bass), SATB Chorus

Scored for full orchestra.  Instrumentation:  picc/treble recorder, fl12, ob12, eh, cl12, bsn12, hrn 123, tpt123, trom12, tba, timp, perc.12 (bd, crash cym, ride cym with soft mallets and stick, glk, chimes, snar, tri), hrp, strings

Duration:  2 hours
Full Orchestral Score (concert pitch), Piano Vocal Score and Instruments Parts 1 (woodwinds, brass, perc.) and Parts 2 (harp and strings) sold separately.