Your Favorite Christmas Hymns and Carols for Strings, Book 2

Arranged by Colin Kirkpatrick

This is the second volume of the collection of best-loved Christmas hymns and carols arranged for strings, to brighten up your next Christmas event. This publication includes full four-part instrumental scores plus parts for first violin, second violin, viola, cello and optional double bass. Both cello and bass parts appear on a single staff. The arrangements can be used with string quartet, string quintet or string ensemble. There?s also an optional but useful simplified keyboard part intended for less experienced keyboard players. The left hand plays only the bass part most of the time, with the right hand part kept as simple as possible. It could be used as the basis of an accompaniment which means that you can use the arrangements as solos, duets or trios. You can create a brighter string tone by asking the more advanced first and second violin players to play an octave higher when necessary. You can hear this effect in the audio samples.

The arrangements are intended either as stand-alone pieces that could be used as interludes in a concert or service, or they could be used to accompany solo, choral or congregational singing. The arrangements been written in string-friendly keys as often as possible. While the hymns mostly use the traditional harmonies, the carols have been treated more freely.

Book 2 contains the following 21 titles: As with Gladness Men of Old (Melody: Dix); Away in a Manger (Melody: Cradle Song); Ding! Dong! Merrily on High (Melody: Bransle de l'Officiel); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen; A Great and Mighty Wonder (Melody: Es ist ein Ros); Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Melody: Mendelssohn); Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (Melody: W. Zlobie Lezy); It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Melody: Noel); Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine (Melody: Resonet in Laudibus); Joy to the World (Melody: Antioch); O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Melody: Veni Emmanuel); O Little Town of Bethlehem (Melody: Forest Green) ; Once in Royal David's City (Melody: Irby); Quem Pastores Laudavere; Lully, lulla Thou Little Tiny Child (Melody: Coventry Carol); Hark! A Thrilling Voice is Calling (Melody: Merton); The First Nowell; The Wassail Song; We Three Kings (Melody: Kings of Orient), While Shepherds Watched their Flocks (Melody: Winchester Old) and While Shepherds Watched their Flocks (Melody: Christmas).

The audio samples include Ding! Dong! Merrily on High, Infant Holy, Infant Lowly, Lully, lulla Thou Little Tiny Child and The First Nowell. Please note that the arrangements are usually not usually compatible with the brass collection of the same name.

8 Traditional Christmas Carols arranged for brass quintet.

O Little Town of Bethlehem
Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful)
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
The First Noel
Angels We Have Heard On High
Joy to the World
Silent Night
Jingle Bells

"The Truth From Above," aka "[This Is] the Truth Sent From Above," and sometimes known as "The Herefordshire Carol," is an English folk melody that was collected by Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1909, used in his Fantasia on Christmas Carols (1912) and and published in Eight Traditional English Carols (1919).

Its text tells of God's creation of man and woman, their placement in Paradise, their sin and its subsequent consequences for all humanity, the nativity of Christ, His example and teaching, and His promise of salvation for all who believe in Him. Another text, "The Great Forerunner of the Morn," which tells of John the Baptist's preparation for the Christ, is also sung to the tune.

The Dorian-mode melody uses the first through fifth tones, and the seventh tone, of that mode. Although collected by Vaughan Williams just after the turn of the 20th century, its chant-like quality, both melodically and rhythmically, is reminiscent of centuries-old music.

This arrangement features solo tuba on the first presentation of the tune followed by the full ensemble in full harmony, a key change and canonic presentation by horn and trombone, and a return to the original key and concluding statement by full ensemble with harmonic variation.

20 FavouriteCarols for Brass Quartet is a collection of the best-known Christmas carolsarranged primarily for two Trumpets,one Trombone and one Tuba. The file contains the score plusthe separate parts, including alternative/additional parts 2 and 3 for French Horn in F and Tenor Horn in Eb. 20 Favourite Carols for Brass Quartet is fully compatible with the other Brass, Woodwind andString volumes in the series. Both the short audio sample and the youtube performance are from the Clarinet version of these Quartets. · There are also soloand duet versions available of the same carols, in the same keys, so that nomatter what instrument you play they will fit together. · This makes them idealfor building a full and flexible band or ensemble for school, community orchurch. · The keys chosen arethe standard singing keys · Thesearrangements will provide colourful accompaniment to carol singing anywherethroughout the Christmas period. The carols are in alphabetical orderand are as follows · Away in a Manger · Deck the Halls · Ding Dong Merrily on High · The First Nowell · God Rest ye Merry Gentleman · Good Christian Men Rejoice · Good King Wenceslas · Hark, the Herald Angels Sing · The Holly and the Ivy · I Saw Three Ships · In the Bleak Midwinter · It Came upon a Midnight Clear · O Cone All Ye Faithful · O Come, O Come Emmanuel · O Little Town of Bethlehem · Once in Royal David?s City · Silent Night · We Three Kings · While Shepherds Watched · We Wish you a Merry Christmas

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

The Big Book of Christmas Carols for Brass Quartet, Volume III, Arranged by Joel Jacklich 1. Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light (J. S. Bach) 2. Ding Dong Merrily on High (Traditional French) 3. The Holly and the Ivy (Traditional English) 4. In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst) 5. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear [British] (Sir Arthur Sullivan) 6. Lullay My Liking (15th C., Arr. Gustav Holst) 7. Noel Nouvelet (Traditional French) 8. Nous Voici Dans la Ville (Traditional French) 9. Nowell We Sing, Both All and Some (Medieval English) 10. Once in David?s Royal City (Henry John Gauntlett, Harm. Arthur Henry Mann) 11. Past Three O'Clock (Traditional English) 12. Pat-a-pan (Traditional French) 13. Personent Hodie (German, 1360, Arr. Gustav Holst) 14. Puer Nobis (Piae Cantiones, 1562) 15. The Rocking Carol (Traditional Czech) 16. Sans Day Carol (Traditional Cornish) 17. See Amid the Winter's Snows (Sir John Goss) 18. The Seven Joys of Mary (Traditional English) 19. The Shepherds's Farewell from L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25 (Hector Berlioz) 20. Still, Still, Still (Traditional Austrian) 21. The Wexford Carol: Good People All (Traditional Irish) 22. While Shepherds Watched (Este's Psalter, 1592) adds 22 more carols to the 40 carols of Volumes I and II. Trumpet parts are available both in C and B-flat, and a Baritone Horn (TC) part is included as a substitute for Trombone.

This is a mega-bundle of brass quintet repertoire, totalling 34 pieces and over 500 pages of music. Full scores and parts are provided for all pieces, covering weddings, Christmas music, slow melodies, traditional Welsh melodies and baroque classics. The hymns include freshly-composed descants and there are some pieces which aren't in the 'usual' brass repertoire such as the Mozart Variations and the extract from Borghild's Dream. This is the full list: 1. Wedding March (from A Midsummer Night?s Dream) (Mendelssohn) 2. Wedding March (Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin) (RichardWagner) 3. 9 Popular Hymn Tunes 4. Amazing Grace (Newton) 5. Triumphal March (Karg-Elert) 6. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (Bach) 7. Prelude in C (Bach) 8. Canon (Pachelbel) 9. Let The Bright Seraphim from ?Samson? (Handel) 10. Fanfarefrom ?Water Music? (Handel) 11. LaRéjouissance from ?Music for the Royal Fireworks? (Handel) 12. Rondofrom ?Abdelazer? (Purcell) 13. Largofrom ?Xerxes? (Handel) 14. ArLan y Môr (Welsh trad.) 15. Davidof the White Rock (Welsh trad.) 16. Myfanwy(Welsh trad.) 17. SuoGan (Welsh trad.) 18. PianoSonata No.8 Op.13 ?Pathétique? - 2nd mvt. (Beethoven) 19. 12Variations on ?Twinkle Twinkle Little Star? (Mozart) 20. Borghild?sDream from ?Sigurd Jorsalfar? (Grieg) 21. Pizzicatifrom ?Sylvia? (Delibes) 22. Preludein C minor (Chopin) 23. Concerto for Mandolin and Strings - 1st mvt. (Ugolino) 24. GymnopédieNo.1 (Satie) 25. GnossienneNo.1 (Satie) 26. AmericanPatrol (Meacham) 27. HappyBirthday 28. 15Christmas Carols 29. DeckThe Halls With Catchy Rhythms! (Welsh trad.) 30. DingDong Bing Bong! (French trad.) 31. JingleThose Bells! (Pierpoint) 32. OChristmas Tree 33. SilentNight (Gruber) 34. JoyTo The World (Mason) This pack represents a huge saving over the individually priced music, which would cost over $150.