Sixteen fabulous arrangements and medleys of beloved holiday carols for string quartet. Includes all four parts and scores. Contents of the album:1. Bell Carol/In Dulci Jubilo (\"Good Christian Men Rejoice\") (Traditional)2. \"Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella\" (Traditional)3. \"Carol of the Drum\" (Traditional Czech)4. \"Carol of the Bells\" (Ukranian Carol) (Leontovych)5. Greensleeves (\"What Child Is This\") (Traditional)6. \"Lo, How a Rose E?er Blooming\" (Praetorius)7. \"O Holy Night\" (Adam)8. \"Silent Night, Holy Night\" (Gruber)9. \"We Wish You a Merry Christmas\" (Traditional)10. A Christmas Feast: Five ancient carols for strings(includes: \"Ding Dong! Merrily on High,\" \"Verbum Caro Factum Est,\" \"Gaudete,\" \"Carol of the Bagpipers,\" and \"Coventry Carol.\")11. Heaven and Nature Sing (Christmas Medley I) (includes \"Joy to the World,\" \"Angels We Have Heard on High,\" and \"Away in a Manger.\")12. We Come A-Caroling (Christmas Medley II)(includes: \"Shepherds Leave Your Sheep,\" \"Come, O Come Emmanuel\" and \"Here We Come A-Caroling\")13. Carols for Christmas Eve (Christmas Medley III) (includes: \"The Coventry Carol,\" \"God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen\" and \"Listen, Lordlings, Unto Me\")14. A Christmas Wassail (Christmas Medley IV)(includes: \"Adeste Fideles,\" \"Away in a Manger\" and \"The Glouchester Wassail.\")15. Christmas Angels (Christmas Medley V) (includes: \"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,\" \"The First Noel\" and \"Deck the Hall.\")16. Sing We Now of Christmas (Christmas Medley VI)(includes: \"Sing We Now of Christmas,\" \"Fum, Fum, Fum!\" and \"Il Est N�, le Divin Enfant\").

No mere hymn transcriptions, each of these masterfully crafted arrangements will add joy and sophistication to an Advent/Christmas recital or Church service. Harmonic embellishments, ingenious counterpoint, and provocative key changes provide each of the twelve pieces with a warmth and grace that provide stylistic contrasts and make each selection both nostalgically familiar and engaging fresh. This collection is a must-have for ensembles wishing to enhance their holiday repertoire.

Mendelssohn composed these six short piano pieces as Christmas presents for various young members of his family whilst visiting London in 1842. They translate very well to a small ensemble arrangement and can be performed successfully by a competent group without much of a problem.

This pack has over 60 pages of music and contains scores and parts for all six pieces; it represents a large saving on the individual purchase price.

Complete string catalogue arr. Austin Ralphson is here (copy and paste to new tab):
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