Concert Band; Orchestra -
Grade 1
SKU:
AP.49215
Featuring
Good King Wenceslas.
Arranged by Scott Watson.
5 or More; MakeMusic
Cloud; Mixed Instruments
- Flexible
Instrumentation;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Quartet; Single
Titles; Solo Small
Ensembles. Alfred Debut
Series. Christmas;
Holiday Pops; Winter.
Score and Part(s).
Duration 2:30. Alfred
Music #00-49215.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.49215).
ISBN
9781470648589. UPC:
038081569383.
English.
This
version of At the Feast
of Stephen by Scott
Watson is part of our
Alfred FLEX offerings and
is designed with maximum
flexibility for use by
any mix of
instruments---wind,
strings, and percussion,
including like- or
mixed-ensembles with as
few as 4 players. The
suggested instrumentation
and a customizable
Teacher Map will help you
plan out how to best
assign parts to suit your
ensemble's needs. The
4-part instrumentation
will support balanced
instrumentation of the
lower voices. It also
comes with supplemental
parts for maximum
flexibility. With the
purchase of this piece,
permission is granted to
photocopy the parts as
needed for your ensemble.
A percussion
accompaniment track is
also available as a free
download. String parts
have been carefully
edited with extra
fingerings and
appropriate bowings to
support students in mixed
ensembles playing in less
familiar keys.
This novel
setting of the
traditional carol Good
King Wenceslas will
musically transport you
and your students to the
royal Christmas banquet
hall of a medieval king!
The old carol tells the
story of a legendary
10th-century monarch,
Duke Wenceslas of
Bohemia, who went out in
the severe cold to give
charity to the poor on
December 26, also known
as St. Stephen's Day. The
well-known 13th-century
tune, as well as
additional original
material in period style,
vividly conjures a lively
celebration of Christmas
in the high Middle Ages.
Come now ye lords
and ladies to the Feast
of Stephen and upon your
instruments faire make
most merry this Yuletide!
Percussion
Accompaniment Track
Downloads:
with click
without
click. (2:30).