Year after year, the whole family comes together and eventually tries to perform Christmas songs on the fly. Thisarrangement of the german traditional chistmas church song In Dulci Jubilo (In Sweet Rejoicing) offers several parts for many variableinstruments in their specific notation forms. The voices can be combined ad libitum. The score also offers decentvocal scores with the original german lyrics and also english lyrics.

The score includes: - Piano (piano with chordsymbols) - vocals (in english and in german); 3 verses for each language - 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) - drums

YouTube Play Along: https://youtu.be/G4I5bI43wAI

German description (Beschreibung auf Deutsch):
Alle Jahre wieder wird mit der Familie zusammen Weihnachten gefeiert. Lasst uns dochwas zusammen spielen! Na klar, hast du Noten? Ja hier, für Keyboard... hm, für mich passen die nicht... DiesesArrangement des Weihnachtsklassikers In Dulci Jubilo (nun singet und seid froh!) beinhaltet Noten für die gängigstenHausinstrumente. Alle Stimmen können miteinander kombiniert werden. Die Gesangsnoten sind vernünftig notiert undden Liedtext gibt es auf Englisch und auf Deutsch.

Folgende Musikinstrumente werden durch diese Noten abgedeckt: -Klavier (leicht, mittlere Begleitung, Intonationsvorschläge, Akkordsymbole und Melodie) - Gesang (auf Englisch undauf Deutsch); jeweils 6 Strophen - Soloinstrumente in C (Geige, Flöte, etc.); Quartett - Soloinstrumente mitBassschlüssel (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

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 togetherad libitum. All parts are matching, can be combined or played alone.

traditional german christmas church song
arranged by Sophia Johanna
for family band


2018 Holiday Contest Entry Public Domain Instrumental

DREAMS (for Symphony Orchestra)

SCORE ONLY 
Please visit www.juancarlosguerra.com/dreams to buy or rent the parts. 

Scored for

1 Flute
1 Oboe
1 Clarinet in Bb
1 Basoon
2 Percussion Players: 
1 Timpani
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Violoncello
Double Bass

An easy-to-read to read and fascinating piece for a symphony orchestra with a reduced number of winds and no brass. It can be suited ideally in any setting.

Program Note

“Dreams� is a suite for symphony orchestra in three movements. The work was kindly commissioned by Dr. Luis Víquez, conductor of the University of Rhode Island’s Symphony Orchestra and to whom this work is being dedicated alongside with his wife Melissa. The titles of the movements come from either an specific dream, or other topics about dreaming that I discovered in the process of writing the work. 


I. Cherry trees in the morning
Nature has always inspired me. Every year during spring my family has the tradition to visit the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to experience the cherry blossoms. I usually do not remember many of my dreams but in this particular dream I was in Japan under an esplanade of cherry trees. I remember how amazed I feel and is for sure one of my most memorable dreams. 


II. Dreamcatcher
While I was writing the initial ideas of for the work I came across a Journal that explored how the use of a particular chord helped reduce nightmares in patients suffering from nightmare disorders. In the study, patients were exposed to the chord C69 (A C Major with the added 6th and 9th) during therapeutic sessions. This chord is used at the beginning of the movement as it moves to explore different sonorities. In this movement you might be able to hear a representation of the “heartbeat� played by the bass drum and timpani, then a more “stressful� section will come to represent a nightmare followed again by another repetition of the C69 chord. If you feel relaxed during the performance, it is on purpose! 


III. A Dance in the desert
Dreams, in my case, are usually a mix of different non-related things. For the final movement, I decided to use that idea. I started this dance with a “oriental� style and them throughout the middle of the movement I moved it to a waltz that was influenced by my grandfather. He used to have a small orchestra and he used to play waltzes during events and private parties.


I hope the music takes you through a journey of musical emotions.


Juan Guerra González