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

Your Favorite Christmas Hymns and Carols for Wind Instruments
Arranged by Colin Kirkpatrick
Book 1

This essential collection may be all you ever need for your wind instruments at Christmas. It's a bargain price too! The arrangements are intended either as stand-alone pieces that could be used as interludes in a service, or they could be used to accompany solo, choral or congregational singing.

The publication consists of a four-staff score in concert pitch together with fourteen separate parts in various transpositions. There is also a fairly easy optional keyboard part. These four-part arrangements use flexible instrumentation so that you can exercise considerable control over the instrumental voicing. You can also create interesting instrumental tone colour by omitting groups of instruments. This can be achieved with the aid of a pencil. If the ensemble is large enough you could omit brass instruments in the quieter sections, or use a solo trumpet against a woodwind background. There are endless possibilities. You can hear the effect of omitting sections in the audio samples. The arrangements could therefore be played by brass quartet, woodwind quartet, saxophone quartet or virtually any combination of wind instruments. Using the piano part (which has been kept as simple as possible) the arrangements could also be used as solos or duets, depending of what instruments are available. Parts 1 and 2 in C have been printed an octave higher than the pitch shown in the score because the parts invariably are too low for flute or oboe. All the scores and parts are contained in a single125-page PDF file.

The publication consists of four-stave scores for each hymn and carol plus:

1. Part 1 in B flat (clarinet, trumpet, cornet, soprano sax);

2. Part 1 in C (8ve higher for piccolo, flute, oboe);

3. Part 1 in E flat (alto saxophone, E flat clarinet);

4. Part 2 in B flat (clarinet, trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn);

5. Part 2 in C (8ve higher for flute, oboe);

6. Part 2 in E flat (alto saxophone);

7. Part 3 in B flat (tenor saxophone, B flat baritone);

8. Part 3 in C (bass clef for trombone, bassoon);

9. Part 3 in E flat (E flat tenor horn, alto saxophone, alto clarinet);

10. Part 3 in F (French horn in F);

11. Part 3a in B flat (8ve below score pitch for 3rd clarinet);

12. Part 4 in B flat (B flat bass clarinet, B flat bass);

13. Part 4 in C (bass clef for trombone, bass trombone, bassoon, tuba);

14. Part 4 in E flat (E flat baritone saxophone, E flat bass)

Book 1 includes the following 19 titles: Angels from the Realms of Glory (Melody: Gloria); Away in a Manger (Melody: Mueller); Unto Us a Child Is Born (Melody: Puer Nobis); Christians Awake! (Melody: Yorkshire); Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly (Melody: Nos Galan); Go Tell it on the Mountain; Good Christian Men, Rejoice (Melody: In Dulci Jubilo); Good King Wenceslas (Melody: Tempus Adest Floridum); I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In; It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Melody: Carol); Little Jesus, Sweetly Sleep (Melody: Rocking); O Christmas Tree (Melody: Tannenbaum); O Come all ye Faithful (Melody: Adeste Fidelis); O Little Town of Bethlehem (Melody: Saint Louis); O Holy Night (Melody: Cantique Noël); Silent Night (Melody: Stille Nacht); The Holly and the Ivy; We Wish You a Merry Christmas and What Child is This? (Melody: Greensleeves)

The audio samples include Angels from the Realms of Glory, Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly, Go Tell it on the Mountain and Silent Night. Please note that arrangements in the publication are not intended to be compatible with Your Favorite Christmas Hymns and Carols for Brass.

Volume 2 of our Christmas collection (the "Red Book") contains ten more classic Christmas carols that both you and your audience are sure to love. Be sure to also check out Volumes 1 and 3, each with 10 different carols! This arrangement is for brass choir (Bb trumpet 1/2/3, French horn 1/2, Bb baritone, trombone, bass trombone, euphonium, tuba). Other arrangements of these carols, as well as two other volumes of Christmas carols, are available at the publisher link above or at www.customchambermusic.com. The carols included in Volume 2 are: I Saw Three Ships Angels We Have Heard on High Away in a Manger (Cradle Song) Deck the Halls Good Christian Men Rejoice (In Dulci Jubilo) Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming O Little Town of Bethlehem (Forest Green) The First Noel Hark! The Herald Angels Sing O Holy Night Each carol is in its original key, so it is easy to combine these with your own choir or piano/organ parts. Each carol also includes a new original descant counter-melody to feature your soloists and add a unique sound to your performance. The descant and melody are provided on each part to allow flexible solos. You will receive a full score and all individual parts in a single PDF file.