Product Description
This Christmas String Quartet collection, featuring progressively re-harmonized carols, is a unique offering for sheet music enthusiasts, designed to elevate holiday performances with sophisticated arrangements and flexible musical textures.
Distinctive Features
Each carol in the collection begins with a familiar, classic harmonization and evolves throughout the arrangement, featuring creative chord substitutions and engaging jazz voicings for a fresh, contemporary twist. The progressive re-harmonization ensures ensembles can deliver both traditional warmth and exciting new colors, ideal for both festive concerts and church services. Arrangements are suitable for intermediate to advanced players, making them a perfect choice for those looking to challenge themselves musically and impress their audiences.
Musical Experience
Carols are presented with clear, lyrical melodies and harmonies that build in complexity, allowing players to explore new techniques and expressive possibilities.
Each selection provides opportunities for dynamic musical storytellingperfect for ensembles seeking memorable, emotionally rich holiday performances.
Product Details
Instantly delivered PDF downloads offer immediate access for rehearsal and performance.
Complete sets include parts for violin I & II, viola, and violoncello; optional conductor/keyboard scores are also available for added versatility.
The collection features 20 beloved titles such as God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, Lo, How a Rose, and We Three Kings, each newly arranged to shine with progressive harmonic depth.
Bring fresh life to holiday concerts and delight audiences with a string quartet collection that blends tradition with innovation. Perfect for players eager to expand their musical horizons while celebrating the spirit of the season.
CONTENTS:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni Emmanuel)
Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending (Helmsley)
Joy to the World (Antioch)
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (Carol)
Lo, How a Rose Eer Blooming (Es ist ein Ros)
Angels We Have Heard on High (Gloria)
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (God Rest You Merry)
What Child is This? (Greensleeves)
In Sweet Rejoicing (In Dulci Jubilo)
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (Mendelssohn)
Let Them Sing Today (Personet hodie)
The First Noel
At the Lambs High Feast, We Sing (Salzburg)
We Three Kings (Three Kings of Orient)
O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fidelis)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (St. Louis)
Away in a Manger (Mueller)
Silent Night (Stille Nacht)
Auld Lang Syne
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.