YourFavorite Christmas Hymns and Carols for Strings, Book 1

Arrangedfor strings by Colin Kirkpatrick

Here?sa brand new collection of best-loved Christmas hymns and carols arranged for strings,to brighten up your next Christmas event. They are presented in a set of twobooks and include full four-part instrumental scores plus parts for first violin,second violin, viola, cello and optional double bass. Both cello and bass partsappear on a single staff. The arrangements can be used with string quartet, stringquintet or string ensemble. There?s also an optional but useful simplifiedkeyboard part intended for less experienced keyboard players. The left handplays only the bass part most of the time, with the right hand part kept assimple as possible. It could be used as the basis of an accompaniment whichmeans that you can use the arrangements as solos, duets or trios.

Thearrangements are intended either as stand-alone pieces that could be used asinterludes in a concert or service, or they could be used to accompany solo,choral or congregational singing. The arrangements been written in string-friendlykeys as often as possible. While the hymns mostly use the traditionalharmonies, the carols have been treated more freely.
Book 1 includes thefollowing 19 titles: Angels from the Realms of Glory (Melody: Gloria); Awayin a Manger (Melody: Mueller); Unto Us a Child Is Born (Melody: PuerNobis); Christians Awake! (Melody: Yorkshire); Deck the Halls withBoughs of Holly (Melody: Nos Galan); Go Tell it on the Mountain; GoodChristian Men, Rejoice (Melody: In Dulci Jubilo); Good King Wenceslas(Melody: Tempus Adest Floridum); I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In; ItCame Upon the Midnight Clear (Melody: Carol); Little Jesus, SweetlySleep (Melody: Rocking); O Christmas Tree (Melody: Tannenbaum); OCome all ye Faithful (Melody: Adeste Fidelis); O Little Town ofBethlehem (Melody: Saint Louis); O Holy Night (Melody: CantiqueNoël); Silent Night (Melody: Stille Nacht); The Holly and the Ivy;We Wish You a Merry Christmas and What Child is This? (Melody:Greensleeves)

Theaudio samples include Go Tell it on the Mountain; O Christmas Tree; O Holy Night and SilentNight. Please note that the arrangements are usually not usually compatiblewith the brass collection of the same name

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Intermediate Level

This wedding set is a compilation of 20 of the most requested songs in one set appropriate for weddings and ceremonies. The goal of each set is to not have to purchase two books to get the most requested ceremony music as often is the case with the Bridal Chorus in Book 1 and the Wedding March in Book 2, for example. They are in alphabetical order, not numbered, so you can order your binder sets however you like or ready for iPads as well without annoying song or page numbers.

Ready to print and go.

Approx. 90 minutes of music

Parts and Score pages: The number of pages depend on quartet, trio, duo or solo (see actual set)

20 SONGS in this SET

Included:

Air from Water Music, Handel

Air on the G String, Bach

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Handel

Ave Maria, Bach-Gounod

Ave Maria, Schubert

Bridal Chorus, Wagner

Canon in D, Pachelbel

Gloria, Vivaldi

Hornpipe from Water Music, Handel

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Bach

La Rejouissance, Handel

Larghetto, Handel

March from the Marriage of Figaro, Mozart

Ode To Joy, :Beethoven

On Wings of Song, Mendelssohn

Rondeau, Mouret

Spring from Four Seasons, Mov.1, Vivaldi

Trumpet Tune, Purcell

Trumpet Voluntary, Clarke

Wedding March, Mendelssohn