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Debussy?s friendship with the versatile poet and playwright Gabriel Mourey began in 1899, and in July 1907, Mourey offered Debussy a libretto based on Le roman de Tristan - Joesph Bédier?s adaptation of a twelfth-century Breton romance by the Anglo-Norman poet known as Tomas - which had recently been published in Paris. Debussy enthusiastically outline the four-act plot to Victor Segalen that October, and the main differences from Wagner?s Tristan und Isolde are that none of the action takes place in Cornwal and that ?Isolde of the white hands? is found guilty of cuckolding King Marc with Tristan, who has to rescue her from the leper colony in which she is abandoned in Act 1. She also betrays hi when he goes mad at the end.

The idea of a Tristan that restorced its ?legendary character? and had no connections with Wagner, appealed to Debussy, who was extremely moved by the circumstances of Tristan?s death. Even if he thought that Mourey?s poetry was ?not very lyrical and many passages do not exactly ?invite? music?, he did work on the libretto and the music that summer and sent his pubisher Jacques Durand, ?one of the 363 themes for the ?Roman de Tristan?? in a letter sent from Pourville on 23 August, 1907. The present prelude grows from this theme, together with the poignant Breton folksong ?Le Faucon?. After a short atmospheric introduction, Debussy?s dance-like theme (which is definitely not a leitmotif) gradually gains momentum and after it reaches it ecstatic climas, representing the transient happiness of the lovers, it dissolves into an expressive coda and an elegiac close (all growing from Debussy?s opennning, off-stage trumpet calls), leaving us with the ultimate tragedy of their ill-fated advice.

Unforunately, Mourey?s actual libretto has been lost and the project eventually foundered because Bédier?s cousin, Louis Artus, wanted Debussy to use the scenario he had prepared and copyrights for the stage, and would not allow him to proceed with Mourey?s version. Debussy, it need hardly be said, would never have dreamed of collaborating with the author of the vaudeville hit La culotte (The pants)!

Transcriptionas recorded by CHICAGO for the album ?O Christmas Three?, released in 2011.

INSTRUMENTATION:Lead Vocal, Background Vocal I, Background Vocal II, Background Vocal III, AltoSaxophone (Eb), Trumpet (C), Trombone, Keyboard I (Hammond B-3 Organ), KeyboardII (Fender Rhodes Electric Piano), Electric Guitar I (solo), Electric Guitar II(rhythm), Electric Bass, ChimeTree, Sleigh Bells, Tambourine, Drumset.

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Digital Pack includes:

1. Christmas At The Movies - Full Score
2. Christmas At The Movies - Flute 1
3. Christmas At The Movies - Flute 2
4. Christmas At The Movies - Oboe
5. Christmas At The Movies - Bb Clarinet 1
6. Christmas At The Movies - Bb Clarinet 2
7. Christmas At The Movies - Bb Bass Clarinet
8. Christmas At The Movies - Bassoon
9. Christmas At The Movies - Bb Trumpet 1
10. Christmas At The Movies - Bb Trumpet 2
11. Christmas At The Movies - Bb Trumpet 3
12. Christmas At The Movies - F Horn 1
13. Christmas At The Movies - F Horn 2
14. Christmas At The Movies - F Horn 3
15. Christmas At The Movies - F Horn 4
16. Christmas At The Movies - Trombone 1
17. Christmas At The Movies - Trombone 2
18. Christmas At The Movies - Trombone 3
19. Christmas At The Movies - Tuba
20. Christmas At The Movies - Electric Bass
21. Christmas At The Movies - Timpani
22. Christmas At The Movies - Percussion 1
23. Christmas At The Movies - Percussion 2
24. Christmas At The Movies - Mallet Percussion 1
25. Christmas At The Movies - Mallet Percussion 2
26. Christmas At The Movies - Harp
27. Christmas At The Movies - Piano
28. Christmas At The Movies - Violin 1
29. Christmas At The Movies - Violin 2
30. Christmas At The Movies - Viola
31. Christmas At The Movies - Cello
32. Christmas At The Movies - String Bass

Digital Pack includes:

1. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Full Score
2. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Flute 1
3. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Flute 2
4. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Oboe
5. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Bb Clarinet 1
6. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Bb Clarinet 2
7. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Bb Bass Clarinet
8. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Bassoon
9. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - F Horn 1
10. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - F Horn 2
11. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - F Horn 3
12. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - F Horn 4
13. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Bb Trumpet 1
14. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Bb Trumpet 2
15. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Bb Trumpet 3
16. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Trombone 1
17. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Trombone 2
18. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Trombone 3
19. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Tuba
20. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Timpani
21. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Percussion 1
22. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Percussion 2
23. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Percussion 3
24. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Harp
25. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Piano/Celeste
26. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Violin 1
27. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Violin 2
28. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Viola
29. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - Cello
30. The Many Joys Of Christmas (Set One) - String Bass

Digital Pack includes:

1. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Full Score
2. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Flute 1
3. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Flute 2
4. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Oboe
5. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Bb Clarinet 1
6. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Bb Clarinet 2
7. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Bb Bass Clarinet
8. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Bassoon
9. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - F Horn 1
10. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - F Horn 2
11. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - F Horn 3
12. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - F Horn 4
13. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Bb Trumpet 1
14. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Bb Trumpet 2
15. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Bb Trumpet 3
16. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Trombone 1
17. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Trombone 2
18. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Trombone 3
19. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Tuba
20. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Timpani
21. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Percussion 1
22. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Percussion 2
23. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Percussion 3
24. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Harp
25. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Piano/Celeste
26. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Violin 1
27. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Violin 2
28. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Viola
29. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Cello
30. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - String Bass

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1. Irving Berlin's Christmas (Medley) - Full Score
2. Irving Berlin's Christmas (Medley) - Violin 1
3. Irving Berlin's Christmas (Medley) - Violin 2
4. Irving Berlin's Christmas (Medley) - Viola
5. Irving Berlin's Christmas (Medley) - Cello
6. Irving Berlin's Christmas (Medley) - Bass

A Christmas Tale, score for Symphony Orchestra
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