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| Composer |  Traditional | ||
| Instrumentation | Percussion Ensemble | ||
| Sheet central | The First Nowell (The First Noel) (95 sheet music) | ||
| Style | Christmas - Carols | ||
| Arranger |  | ||
| Date | 2009 | ||
| Copyright | Arrangement Copyright (c) 2009 by Roger K. Myers All Rights Reserved | ||
| Added by rkmyers, 14 Aug 2012
Marimba 1 & 2 can share a 4.3 octave instrument.
Timpani requires some quick tuning during the song.
Fermati should not be rushed.
This is a powerful arrangement when you tell the story behind the songs. It was at the height of the American Civil War that Longfellow penned the words to ?I Heard the Bells of Christmas Day.? The third verse captured the contrast between the message of ?peace on earth? and the violence of the war. To some it appeared that God was dead, or at least uni...(+) | |||
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