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Jingle Bells • Christmas Song | violin & cello duet sheet music w/ piano accompaniment
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Instrumental Duet,Piano Cello,Instrumental Duet,Piano,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1462777 Composed by James Lord Pierpoint. Arranged by B...
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Instrumental Duet,Piano Cello,Instrumental Duet,Piano,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1462777 Composed by James Lord Pierpoint. Arranged by Benzaiten Editions. 19th Century,Christmas,Holiday,Multicultural,Traditional,World. 4 pages. Benzaiten Editions #1041108. Published by Benzaiten Editions (A0.1462777). Hey there, music enthusiast! Ready to get into the festive spirit with the cheerful melodies of the timeless classic Jingle Bells? Let the Christmas magic unfold with our sheet music edition! 🎵 Jingle Bells • Christmas Song | violin & cello duet sheet music w/ piano accompanimentPerfect for beginners, holiday concerts, family gatherings, or simply enjoying the festive season, this easy arrangement brings the cheerful spirit of Jingle Bells to your fingertips. Spread holiday cheer and make your Christmas merry and bright! Our 'Jingle Bells' arrangement | Benzaiten Editions By purchasing our edition, You'll be able to download:• Full score with all instruments of the arrangement• Violin part• Cello part About 'Jingle Bells' Jingle Bells, written by James Lord Pierpont in 1857, was originally titled One Horse Open Sleigh and was intended for Thanksgiving. Over time, it became a beloved Christmas classic. Its lively rhythm and catchy melody capture the fun and excitement of the holiday season.
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Jingle Bells • Christmas Song | violin & cello duet sheet music w/ piano accompaniment [chords]
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Instrumental Duet,Piano Cello,Instrumental Duet,Piano,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1462778 Composed by James Lord Pierpoint. Arranged by B...
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Instrumental Duet,Piano Cello,Instrumental Duet,Piano,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1462778 Composed by James Lord Pierpoint. Arranged by Benzaiten Editions. 19th Century,Christmas,Holiday,Multicultural,Traditional,World. 4 pages. Benzaiten Editions #1041109. Published by Benzaiten Editions (A0.1462778). Hey there, music enthusiast! Ready to get into the festive spirit with the cheerful melodies of the timeless classic Jingle Bells? Let the Christmas magic unfold with our sheet music edition! 🎵 Jingle Bells • Christmas Song | violin & cello duet sheet music w/ piano accompaniment [chords]Perfect for beginners, holiday concerts, family gatherings, or simply enjoying the festive season, this easy arrangement brings the cheerful spirit of Jingle Bells to your fingertips. Spread holiday cheer and make your Christmas merry and bright! Our 'Jingle Bells' arrangement | Benzaiten Editions By purchasing our edition, You'll be able to download:• Full score with all instruments of the arrangement• Violin part• Cello part About 'Jingle Bells' Jingle Bells, written by James Lord Pierpont in 1857, was originally titled One Horse Open Sleigh and was intended for Thanksgiving. Over time, it became a beloved Christmas classic. Its lively rhythm and catchy melody capture the fun and excitement of the holiday season.
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Jingle Bells • Christmas Song | violin & violocello duet sheet music w/ piano accompaniment [chords]
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Instrumental Duet,Piano Cello,Instrumental Duet,Piano,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1462774 Composed by James Lord Pierpoint. Arranged by B...
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Instrumental Duet,Piano Cello,Instrumental Duet,Piano,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1462774 Composed by James Lord Pierpoint. Arranged by Benzaiten Editions. 19th Century,Christmas,Holiday,Multicultural,Traditional,World. 4 pages. Benzaiten Editions #1041103. Published by Benzaiten Editions (A0.1462774). Hey there, music enthusiast! Ready to get into the festive spirit with the cheerful melodies of the timeless classic Jingle Bells? Let the Christmas magic unfold with our sheet music edition! 🎵 Jingle Bells • Christmas Song | violin & violoncello duet sheet music w/ piano accompaniment [chords]Perfect for beginners, holiday concerts, family gatherings, or simply enjoying the festive season, this easy arrangement brings the cheerful spirit of Jingle Bells to your fingertips. Spread holiday cheer and make your Christmas merry and bright! Our 'Jingle Bells' arrangement | Benzaiten Editions By purchasing our edition, You'll be able to download:• Full score with all instruments of the arrangement• Violin part• Violoncello part About 'Jingle Bells' Jingle Bells, written by James Lord Pierpont in 1857, was originally titled One Horse Open Sleigh and was intended for Thanksgiving. Over time, it became a beloved Christmas classic. Its lively rhythm and catchy melody capture the fun and excitement of the holiday season.
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Jingle Bells • Christmas Song | violin & violoncello duet sheet music w/ piano accompaniment
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Instrumental Duet,Piano Cello,Instrumental Duet,Piano,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1462773 Composed by James Lord Pierpoint. Arranged by B...
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Instrumental Duet,Piano Cello,Instrumental Duet,Piano,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1462773 Composed by James Lord Pierpoint. Arranged by Benzaiten Editions. 19th Century,Christmas,Holiday,Multicultural,Traditional,World. 4 pages. Benzaiten Editions #1041102. Published by Benzaiten Editions (A0.1462773). Hey there, music enthusiast! Ready to get into the festive spirit with the cheerful melodies of the timeless classic Jingle Bells? Let the Christmas magic unfold with our sheet music edition! 🎵 Jingle Bells • Christmas Song | violin & violoncello duet sheet music w/ piano accompanimentPerfect for beginners, holiday concerts, family gatherings, or simply enjoying the festive season, this easy arrangement brings the cheerful spirit of Jingle Bells to your fingertips. Spread holiday cheer and make your Christmas merry and bright! Our 'Jingle Bells' arrangement | Benzaiten Editions By purchasing our edition, You'll be able to download:• Full score with all instruments of the arrangement• Violin part• Violoncello part About 'Jingle Bells' Jingle Bells, written by James Lord Pierpont in 1857, was originally titled One Horse Open Sleigh and was intended for Thanksgiving. Over time, it became a beloved Christmas classic. Its lively rhythm and catchy melody capture the fun and excitement of the holiday season.
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The First Noel (Piano Trio): Violin, Cello and Piano
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Piano Trio Cello,Piano,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1416912 Composed by Traditional English Christmas Carol, Johannes Brahms. Arranged by ...
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Piano Trio Cello,Piano,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1416912 Composed by Traditional English Christmas Carol, Johannes Brahms. Arranged by John A. Dempsey. Christian,Christmas,Holiday,Sacred,Traditional. 16 pages. John A. Dempsey #998504. Published by John A. Dempsey (A0.1416912). Here the classic Christmas carol The First Noel exudes a mood of flowing serenity and reverent prayerfulness that celebrates the Savior's birth that wondrous night in Bethlehem. With incidental music by Brahms, this piano trio for violin, cello and piano is recommended for traditional church services and other worship events, as a prelude, postlude, an offertory, silent prayer accompaniment and more. Â Also suitable as an overture or incidental music for Christmas plays, programs and musicals. Â 12 pages of music (that includes separate two-page parts for violin and cello). Â Key: D majorThe first noel the angels did say,Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;In fields where they lay keeping their sheepOn a cold winter's night that was so deep.Noel, noel, noel, noel,Born is the King of Israel.
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Rise Up, Shepherd and Follow (Piano Trio): Violin, Cello and Piano
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Piano Trio,String Ensemble Cello,Piano,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.522796 Composed by Traditional Spiritual. Arranged by John A. Dempsey....
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Piano Trio,String Ensemble Cello,Piano,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.522796 Composed by Traditional Spiritual. Arranged by John A. Dempsey. Christian,Christmas,Holiday,Sacred,Spiritual. Score and parts. 18 pages. John A. Dempsey #2917919. Published by John A. Dempsey (A0.522796). Reimagined as a trio for violin, cello and piano, this arrangement of Rise Up, Shepherd and Follow accentuates the dramatic message of hope, everlasting joy and intense emotion that's at the heart of this tuneful, traditional spiritual celebrating Jesus' birth.  Recommended for Christmas plays, pageants and programs, holiday recitals and Christmas concerts as well as traditional Christmas church services and other seasonal worship events, as a prelude, postlude, an offertory, interlude, Christmas play overture and special music.  14 pages of music (that includes separate two-page parts for violin and cello.  Key: B minor.  Violin/Cello Level:  Intermediate.  Piano Level: Late Intermediate   There's a star in the East on Christmas morn,   Rise up shepherd, and follow   It will lead to the place where the Christ was born   Rise up, shepherd and follow.   Follow, follow   Rise up, shepherd and follow   Follow the Star of Bethlehem   Rise up, shepherd and follow.    Â
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The First Noel for Piano Trio
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Piano Trio - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549903 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Christmas,Standards. 9 pages. Jmsgu3...
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Piano Trio - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549903 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Christmas,Standards. 9 pages. Jmsgu3 #3685139. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.549903). Arranged with new harmony for the final verse. Origins The First Noel is an English Christmas carol. Even more, it was probably written in the late Cornish Renaissance period. While other versions spell the title as Nowell, this is a colloquial variation. Furthermore, Noel is an older word meaning Christmas. Therefore the First Noel translates as the First Christmas. First of all, Gilbert and Sandy published the earliest version. As a result, this version appears in the Carols Ancient and Modern songbook of 1823. William Sandy edited and arranged the book. Similarly, his partner Davies Gilbert edited and added the familiar extra verses. Stainer Organist and composer Sir John Stainer published the most noteworthy customary arrangement in the 1870s.  Stainer is, above all, famous for his songbook entitled: Christmas Carols New and Old (1871). This volume served as an essential catalyst for reviving the English Christmas carol.  Other famous Stainer arrangements from this book include What Child Is This, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, and I Saw Three Ships. Diatonic Function The melodic structure in the First Noel is uncommon among English folk tunes. It simply repeats one phrase twice and then follows a variation refrain. All three phrases of the song end on the mediant scale degree. This is unusual because the diatonic function of the mediant is non-final compared to the more usual tonic or even dominant degrees. Consequently, this gives the song an open-ended feeling – like maybe it never ends. Political Context The Catholic clergy sang carols outside of the church in Latin. After the Protestant Reformation, the reformers thought it would be better for everyone to sing carols. They decided to bring music back to the common folk. So, they translated the lyrics from Latin into a common language. Moreover, the Protestants wanted more control over the music in the church than what the Vatican allowed. Protestant composers such as William Byrd composed complex polyphonic Christmas music that they called carols. Nonetheless, some famous folk carols were composed in this era. Eminent composers in the nineteenth century began to revise and adapt them. Consequently, they revived the English carol.
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