Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.945062
Composed by Franz Xaver Gruber, John Bacchus Dykes, and M. Praetorius. Arranged by Kent S. Burchill. Christmas,Contest,Festival,Holiday,Sacred,Traditional. Score and parts. 60 pages. WINDCREST #6062423. Published by WINDCREST (A0.945062).
THREE CHRISTMAS CAROLS - SET ONE features the following selections - Silent Night, Sleep, Holy Babe, and Lo, How a Rose. This medley has been written with flexible scoring options permitting performance by a wide variety of wind instruments. While this selection may be performed as a quartet, best results are obtained by performance of at least five heterogeneous instruments. The full score has been revised and groups instruments in an easier to read format. The vibraphone part is optional but adds an additionally rich sonority and texture.
Performance duration is about 4 minutes and 35 seconds utilizing the tempi suggested. The following concert-pitched key centers are found in this selection: Bb Major, F Major, C Major, and Db Major. While any combination of wind instruments are possible, the instruments in the accompanying mp3 audio file primarily comprise a woodwind septet, and a keyboard percussion instrument. They include: 2 Flutes, 1 Bb Clarinet, 1 Alto Sax, 1 Bassoon, 1 Tuba, and vibraphone.