Composed by Jude Roldan. For Choral (3 Part Treble A Cappella). Henry Leck Creating Artistry. 8 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

By Michael Burkhardt. For organ. Organ Music. Level: Medium/Medium-Difficult. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers.

Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 2

SKU: BT.CMP-0075-96-010

Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Alfred Reed. Young Band. Set (Score & Parts). Composed 1996. Curnow Music #CMP 0075-96-010. Published by Curnow Music (BT.CMP-0075-96-010).

This Christmas carol of ancient European origin begins O Sanctissima and was intended as a tribute to the virgin Mary. A 19th-century translation by Falk gave us the words O How Joyfully that are typically associated with this carol. In addition to its colorful history, this carol has a very warm and expressive character. In this setting by Alfred Reed, the lilting melody is interwoven with a heroic trumpet counter-melody.

Das Weihnachtslied O du fröhliche ist sehr alt und war ursprünglich einmal ein Lied zu Ehren der Jungfrau Maria. Sein warmherziger und ausdrucksvoller Charakter machen es bis heute zu einem der bekanntesten und beliebtesten Lieder der Weihnachtszeit. Alfred Reed verwob in seiner Bearbeitung die fröhliche Melodie mit einer heroischen Trompeten-Gegenstimme und schuf so einen einfachen, aber wirkungsvollen Programmpunkt für das nächste Weihnachtskonzert.

O du fröhliche (Ô nuit bienveillante) est un des plus célèbres noëls allemands. Sa mélodie s’inspire d’un air traditionnel sicilien qui accompagne la prière O Sanctissima, une prière chantée et dédiée la Vierge Marie. En 1816, Johannes Daniel Falk écrit un texte allemand. C’est désormais sous la forme d’un chant de Noël que la prière effectuera le tour du monde. La version d’Alfred Reed reste fidèle la beauté du thème original.

Violin 2 (solos: SATB - choir: SATB - 2.2.0.0. - 0.0.0.0. - str - bc)

SKU: BR.OB-5589-16

Urtext. Composed by Jan Dismas Zelenka. Edited by Thomas Kohlhase. Choir; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). Mass; Baroque. Part. 36 pages. Duration 60'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5589-16. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5589-16).

ISBN 9790004344200. 10 x 12.5 inches.

Prelude to Mastery The Missa Sanctissimae Trinitatis was probably composed within a few weeks in the late fall of 1736, an occasion for the composition is not recorded. With this mass, the first in a series of five late masses, Jan Dismas Zelenka entered upon the phase of his masterful late works. Its spacious conception abundant in numbers, stylistic and compositional wealth, as well as its vehement, musical expressive power clearly differentiate this work from Zelenka's previous masses. This new edition is based on the corresponding volume of the series Das Erbe deutscher Musik, from which the preface and critical report also derive.Have a look into the piano vocal score. Zelenka's artistic personality, his biography and his compositional style are utterly distinctive. His style is highly experimental. Was Zelenka really one of the greatest composers of the 18th century, or only one of the most interesting? I think that he still has several surprises for us. (Schweizerische Musikzeitung)Zelenka's Masses - fine specimens of Baroque choral literature, some parts of which are set even more colorfully than in the corresponding compositions by Bach. (Die Welt).

Continuo (figured) (solos: SATB - choir: SATB - 2.2.0.0. - 0.0.0.0. - str - bc)

SKU: BR.OB-5589-12

Urtext. Composed by Jan Dismas Zelenka. Edited by Thomas Kohlhase. Choir; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). Mass; Baroque. Part. 36 pages. Duration 60'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5589-12. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5589-12).

ISBN 9790004344187. 10 x 12.5 inches.

Prelude to Mastery The Missa Sanctissimae Trinitatis was probably composed within a few weeks in the late fall of 1736, an occasion for the composition is not recorded. With this mass, the first in a series of five late masses, Jan Dismas Zelenka entered upon the phase of his masterful late works. Its spacious conception abundant in numbers, stylistic and compositional wealth, as well as its vehement, musical expressive power clearly differentiate this work from Zelenka's previous masses. This new edition is based on the corresponding volume of the series Das Erbe deutscher Musik, from which the preface and critical report also derive.Have a look into the piano vocal score. Zelenka's artistic personality, his biography and his compositional style are utterly distinctive. His style is highly experimental. Was Zelenka really one of the greatest composers of the 18th century, or only one of the most interesting? I think that he still has several surprises for us. (Schweizerische Musikzeitung)Zelenka's Masses - fine specimens of Baroque choral literature, some parts of which are set even more colorfully than in the corresponding compositions by Bach. (Die Welt).

Violin 1 (solos: SATB - choir: SATB - 2.2.0.0. - 0.0.0.0. - str - bc)

SKU: BR.OB-5589-15

Urtext. Composed by Jan Dismas Zelenka. Edited by Thomas Kohlhase. Choir; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). Mass; Baroque. Part. 36 pages. Duration 60'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5589-15. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5589-15).

ISBN 9790004344194. 10 x 12.5 inches.

Prelude to Mastery The Missa Sanctissimae Trinitatis was probably composed within a few weeks in the late fall of 1736, an occasion for the composition is not recorded. With this mass, the first in a series of five late masses, Jan Dismas Zelenka entered upon the phase of his masterful late works. Its spacious conception abundant in numbers, stylistic and compositional wealth, as well as its vehement, musical expressive power clearly differentiate this work from Zelenka's previous masses. This new edition is based on the corresponding volume of the series Das Erbe deutscher Musik, from which the preface and critical report also derive.Have a look into the piano vocal score. Zelenka's artistic personality, his biography and his compositional style are utterly distinctive. His style is highly experimental. Was Zelenka really one of the greatest composers of the 18th century, or only one of the most interesting? I think that he still has several surprises for us. (Schweizerische Musikzeitung)Zelenka's Masses - fine specimens of Baroque choral literature, some parts of which are set even more colorfully than in the corresponding compositions by Bach. (Die Welt).

Violoncello (solos: SATB - choir: SATB - 2.2.0.0. - 0.0.0.0. - str - bc)

SKU: BR.OB-5589-23

Urtext. Composed by Jan Dismas Zelenka. Edited by Thomas Kohlhase. Choir; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). Mass; Baroque. Part. 32 pages. Duration 60'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5589-23. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5589-23).

ISBN 9790004344224. 10 x 12.5 inches.

Prelude to Mastery The Missa Sanctissimae Trinitatis was probably composed within a few weeks in the late fall of 1736, an occasion for the composition is not recorded. With this mass, the first in a series of five late masses, Jan Dismas Zelenka entered upon the phase of his masterful late works. Its spacious conception abundant in numbers, stylistic and compositional wealth, as well as its vehement, musical expressive power clearly differentiate this work from Zelenka's previous masses. This new edition is based on the corresponding volume of the series Das Erbe deutscher Musik, from which the preface and critical report also derive.Have a look into the piano vocal score. Zelenka's artistic personality, his biography and his compositional style are utterly distinctive. His style is highly experimental. Was Zelenka really one of the greatest composers of the 18th century, or only one of the most interesting? I think that he still has several surprises for us. (Schweizerische Musikzeitung)Zelenka's Masses - fine specimens of Baroque choral literature, some parts of which are set even more colorfully than in the corresponding compositions by Bach. (Die Welt).

Chorus (with soloists) and piano (solos: SATB - choir: SATB - 2.2.0.0. - 0.0.0.0. - str - bc)

SKU: BR.EB-8909

Urtext. Composed by Jan Dismas Zelenka. Edited by Thomas Kohlhase. Arranged by Matthias (KlA) Grunert. Choir; Softbound. Edition Breitkopf. Mass; Baroque. Piano/Vocal Score. 108 pages. Duration 60'. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB 8909. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-8909).

ISBN 9790004185759. 7.5 x 10.5 inches.

Prelude to Mastery The Missa Sanctissimae Trinitatis was probably composed within a few weeks in the late fall of 1736, an occasion for the composition is not recorded. With this mass, the first in a series of five late masses, Jan Dismas Zelenka entered upon the phase of his masterful late works. Its spacious conception abundant in numbers, stylistic and compositional wealth, as well as its vehement, musical expressive power clearly differentiate this work from Zelenka's previous masses. This new edition is based on the corresponding volume of the series Das Erbe deutscher Musik, from which the preface and critical report also derive. Have a look into the piano vocal score. Zelenka's artistic personality, his biography and his compositional style are utterly distinctive. His style is highly experimental. Was Zelenka really one of the greatest composers of the 18th century, or only one of the most interesting? I think that he still has several surprises for us. (Schweizerische Musikzeitung) Zelenka's Masses - fine specimens of Baroque choral literature, some parts of which are set even more colorfully than in the corresponding compositions by Bach. (Die Welt).

(O How Joyfully). By Charles Thatcher. For SATB choir and piano/organ with optional string quartet. Christmas. String parts. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers

Orchestra 1st violin (Coro SATB, Fl, Ob, Eh (Obda), Fg, 3 Tr, Timp, Trg, Org, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb) - Grade 2

SKU: CA.1021411

Individual part, violin 1. Composed by Heribert Breuer. Fröhliche Weihnachten! Individual part. 2 pages. Duration 4 minutes. Carus Verlag #1021411. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.1021411).

ISBN 9790007312251. 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 part available separately - see item CA.1021400.

Arranged by Doug Andrews. SATB. Fred Bock Publications. Anthem, Christmas, Concert. Octavo. 8 pages. Fred Bock Music Company #BG2563. Published by Fred Bock Music Company