4 Saxophones SATBar
SKU: AP.1-ADV7424
For SATBar Saxophone
Quartet. Arranged by
Bill Perconti. Quartet;
Solo Small Ensembles;
Woodwind - Saxophone
Quartet. Advance Music:
Holiday Celebration
Series. Christmas;
Secular; Traditional;
Winter. Score and
Part(s). Advance Music
#01-ADV7424. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7424).
ISBN
9783892215783. UPC:
805095074246. English.
Traditional.
Jolly
Old Saint Nicholas is an
American traditional
carol by an anonymous
composer. St. Nicholas is
associated with a priest
serving in Asia Minor who
was consecrated as
Archbishop in Myra, then
was made a patron Saint
of the Russian Orthodox
Church. Legend has it
that he was generous and
kind to children and
practiced gift giving in
secrecy at night. This
charming, gentle tune
blends well with
Pachelbel's Canon in D,
and performers are urged
not to take a beginning
tempo too fast that would
rush the coming eighth
notes.
This
arrangement for saxophone
quartet (SATBar), rather
than favoring a soprano
solo with accompaniment,
strives to include all
the players in the music
making, particularly by
distributing melodic
material. In addition,
all dynamics and
articulations should be
taken as suggestions
only, as performers are
encouraged to make their
own interpretations.