Orchestra - Grade 1

SKU: AP.44781

Arranged by Sandra Dackow. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Orchestra Expressions. Christmas; Multicultural; Sacred; Traditional; Winter. Score and Part(s). 88 pages. Duration 1:45. Alfred Music #00-44781. Published by Alfred Music (AP.44781).

UPC: 038081516929. English. Traditional German Carols.

A terrific multicultural addition to any beginning holiday concert, this arrangement by Sandra Dackow is a spirited rendition of three traditional German carols. These contrasting carols---Lasst uns froh und munter sein, O Come Little Children, and an unnamed traditional tune---are a fun way to introduce cut time and reinforce bow lifts to young string players. (1:45).

About Orchestra Expressions

Play great songs such as Over the Rainbow, Batman, This Land Is Your Land, and Star Wars (Main Title). Listen to and play a variety of styles of music: popular, traditional, classical, folk and patriotic. Read and write music; compose and improvise. Perform in a concert and play for your family and friends. Be a conductor of the orchestra. Learn about composers, such as Antonin Dvorak, Johann Pachelbel, Jacques Offenbach, Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Giuseppe Verdi, George M. Cohan, George Frideric Handel, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giacomo Puccini, Georges Bizet, Neal Hefti, and John Williams. Discover how music and art are related. Learn about a variety of musical ensembles including string orchestra, full orchestra, mariachi band, steel drum band, dixieland jazz band, rock band, and more. Play music from around the world, including North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa.

Orchestra (Coro SATB, Fl, Ob, Eh (Obda), Fg, 3 Tr, Timp, Trg, Org, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb) - Grade 2

SKU: CA.1021409

Composed by Heribert Breuer. Fröhliche Weihnachten! Set of Orchestra Parts. Duration 4 minutes. Carus Verlag #1021409. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.1021409).

ISBN 9790007312244. Key: D major. Latin/German.

A perfect way to finish off a Christmas concert. Heribert Breuer, founder and conductor of the Berlin Bach Academy, conceived this four-minute piece as a final farewell to follow performances of the Christmas Oratorio. Alternatively it can easily be programmed together with other Christmas pieces with similar scoring.The Sicilian folk tune O sanctissima gradually emerges from a sustained organ pedal point in the orchestra. This melody seems familiar to the listeners ... and then the mystery is solved: hidden in the alto part can be heard the first verse of the German carol O du fröhliche! The second verse is given over to the sopranos, and the audience is invited to sing along in the third verse. After a brief coda all the performers wish the audience “Merry Christmas!”. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.1021400.

Orchestra (Coro SATB, Fl, Ob, Eh (Obda), Fg, 3 Tr, Timp, Trg, Org, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb) - Grade 2

SKU: CA.1021400

Composed by Heribert Breuer. Carus digital: Extra digital products. Fröhliche Weihnachten! Full Score. 16 pages. Duration 4 minutes. Carus Verlag #1021400. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.1021400).

ISBN 9790007299873. Key: D major. Latin/German.

A perfect way to finish off a Christmas concert. Heribert Breuer, founder and conductor of the Berlin Bach Academy, conceived this four-minute piece as a final farewell to follow performances of the Christmas Oratorio. Alternatively it can easily be programmed together with other Christmas pieces with similar scoring.

The Sicilian folk tune O sanctissima gradually emerges from a sustained organ pedal point in the orchestra. This melody seems familiar to the listeners ... and then the mystery is solved: hidden in the alto part can be heard the first verse of the German carol O du fröhliche! The second verse is given over to the sopranos, and the audience is invited to sing along in the third verse. After a brief coda all the performers wish the audience “Merry Christmas!”

Composed by John Edmondson. Edited by Shirley Strohm Mullins. For orchestra. Queenwood Beginning String Orchestra. Score and parts. Published by Queenwood Publications

By John Lloyd. Orchestra. Level: Grade 2.5. Music Book. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company.

Orchestra - Grade 2

SKU: AP.33658S

Arranged by Sandra Dackow. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Orchestra Expressions. Christmas; Secular; Traditional; Winter. Score. 8 pages. Alfred Music #00-33658S. Published by Alfred Music (AP.33658S).

UPC: 038081394305. English. Traditional.

A lovely arrangement of the familiar Christmas carol that will delight all. Play it as close to a Brandenburg tempo and style as possible! Correlated to Orchestra Expressions, Book 2.

About Orchestra Expressions

Play great songs such as Over the Rainbow, Batman, This Land Is Your Land, and Star Wars (Main Title). Listen to and play a variety of styles of music: popular, traditional, classical, folk and patriotic. Read and write music; compose and improvise. Perform in a concert and play for your family and friends. Be a conductor of the orchestra. Learn about composers, such as Antonin Dvorak, Johann Pachelbel, Jacques Offenbach, Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Giuseppe Verdi, George M. Cohan, George Frideric Handel, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giacomo Puccini, Georges Bizet, Neal Hefti, and John Williams. Discover how music and art are related. Learn about a variety of musical ensembles including string orchestra, full orchestra, mariachi band, steel drum band, dixieland jazz band, rock band, and more. Play music from around the world, including North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa.

By John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (1820-1891). Arranged by Carol J. Johnson. Orchestra. For Full Orchestra. Full Orchestra. Belwin Intermediate Full Orchestra. Christmas; Winter. 2.5 (grade 2.5). Score. 16 pages. Published by Belwin Music

Orchestra - Grade 2

SKU: AP.35898S

Composed by Carol J. Johnson. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Belwin Beginning String Orchestra. Light Concert; Peace/Brotherhood. Score. 8 pages. Belwin Music #00-35898S. Published by Belwin Music (AP.35898S).

UPC: 038081407500. English.

As soon as your young string players have learned their low 2 finger patterns, they are ready for this catchy teaching tune. Written in the attention-grabbing key of A minor, this mystical piece reinforces the neighborly half-step relationship between E-F on the D string and B-C on the A string. Every section gets the melody, a winner with the kids, and you'll like how each section learns to play their half steps more in tune. A great supplement to your method book, and also a successful crowd-pleaser on your next concert!

By Traditional Polish Carol. Arranged by John Rutter. For Orchestra. Published by Carl Fischer.