GOOD KING WENCESLAS
for Concert Band (with Fanfare Band parts) - Grade 2 - Digital Download - More Christmas Songs

Composed by John Mason Neale, Thomas Helmore. Arranged by Lorenzo Bocci. Christmas. Concert Band - Blasorchester - Harmonie. Score and parts. With Fanfare Band parts. Duration 2'10''. Published by Lorenzo Bocci.

Instrumentation:
Full Score, Flute 1, 2, Oboe 1, 2, Bassoon, Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 1, 2, 3, Bb Bass Clarinet, Eb Alto Saxophone 1, 2, Bb Tenor Saxophone, Eb Baritone Saxophone, Bb Trumpet 1, 2, 3, F Horn 1, 2, 3, Trombone 1, 2, 3, Euphonium, Bass, Double Bass, Mallet Percussion (Glockenspiel, Tubolar Bells), Timpani, Percussion 1 (Snare Drum), Percussion 2 (Triangle, Bass Drum, Cymbals).

Additional Parts:
Bb Soprano Saxophone (CB, FA), Eb Horn 1, 2, 3, Bb Trombone 1, 2, 3 T.C., B.C., Bb Euphonium T.C., B.C., Bb Bass T.C., B.C., Eb Bass T.C., B.C.

Fanfare Band Parts:
Eb Cornet, Bb Flugelhorn 1, 2, 3.

Good King Wenceslas is a Christmas carol that tells a story of a Bohemian king who goes on a journey, braving harsh winter weather, to give alms to a poor peasant on the Feast of Stephen (December 26, the Second Day of Christmas). During the journey, his page is about to give up the struggle against the cold weather, but is enabled to continue by following the king's footprints, step for step, through the deep snow. The legend is based on the life of the Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (907–935), who was not a king in his lifetime but had that status conferred on him after his death. In 1853, English hymnwriter John Mason Neale wrote the lyrics in collaboration with his music editor Thomas Helmore to fit the melody of the 13th-century spring carol Tempus adest floridum, which they had found in the 1582 Finnish song collection Piae Cantiones. The carol first appeared in Carols for Christmas-Tide, published by Novello & Co the same year.

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