Product Description
The Clarinet Christmas Book
Christmas Reharmonizations by James M. Guthrie. The Clarinet Christmas
Book is a collection of the 18 Most Famous Christmas Songs of all time with new
and surprising harmony.
Format
First of all, your clarinet choir can perform the Clarinet
Christmas Book directly from the score. This is easy because each song
is only two pages long, hence there are no page turns. Alternatively,
this download includes a full set of parts. So various combinations are also
possible: e.g. clarinets read from the score on one stand, while the bas
clarinet uses the parts on a separate stands. The Clarinet Christmas
Book is available in whatever format works best for your particular
ensemble.
Performance
This collection of the most famous 18 Christmas songs can be
performed as a medley as written. Moreover, selected songs from the Clarinet
Christmas Book could be chosen as the last verse of a hymn
presentation. In this case, just play the usual arrangement from the hymnal for
the first verses, then switch to this arrangement for the final verse. This adds
a great deal of energy and unexpected adventure to your performance. Each song
could be repeated depending upon the length of time required. This is a very
versatile collection. Suitable for Christmas parties or receptions, church
services, and receptions, nightclubs, and school presentations. Also, they are
very easy to perform or even sight-read.
Music
Each song in the Clarinet Christmas Book is
adventurously reharmonized, but the melody always remains perfectly intact.
This makes it easy for anyone to sing along. Moreover, the songs end properly
in the correct key so as to add an element of familiarity and closure. Tempo
markings occur at the beginning of each song, but you can adjust these to your
liking. Articulations are carefully calculated to emphasize the characteristics
of wind instruments.
Contents
- Veni, veni, Emmanuel (O Come, O
Come, Emmanuel)
- Helmsley (Lo! He Comes with
Clouds Descending)
- Antioch (Joy to the World)
- Carol (It Came Upon a Midnight
Clear)
- Es ist ein Ros (Lo, How a Rose)
- Gloria
- God Rest You Merry
- Greensleeves
- In dulci jubilo (In Thee is
Gladness)
- Mendelssohn (Hark the Herald
Angels Sing)
- Personet hodie
- The First Noel
- Salzburg (At the Lambs High
Feast We Sing)
- Three Kings of Orient
- Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye
Faithful)
- St Louis (O Little Town of
Bethlehem)
- Away in a Manger
- Stille Nacht (Silent Night)
Score: 36 pages, Total duration with no repeats: ca. 14:00
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