PARTITIONS GRATUITES :
- O, how joyful

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

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

(O How Joyfully). By Charles Thatcher. For piano or organ, optional string quartet (SATB choir). Choral. Christmas. Moderately Easy. Octavo. 8 pages. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers

Arranged by Nancy Faber, Randall Faber. For Piano. PreTime to BigTime Piano Supplementary Library - Sacred. This collection of favorite hymns and songs of faith provides the earliest level of reading for the beginning pianist. No eighth notes are used and the hands remain in Middle C Position throughout the book. Special care has been taken in selecting joyful songs that are easily accessible at the primer level. Contents include: God Is So Good; The B.I.B.L.E; Rejoice in the Lord Always; Whisper a Prayer; I've Got the Joy, Joy, Joy; O, How I Love Jesus; Deep and Wide; Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam; Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow. Hymns. Level: Primer. Book. Published by The FJH Music Company, Inc.

Handbells, percussion

SKU: MN.30-113

Composed by Sharon Elery Rogers. Christmas. Handbell score. MorningStar Music Publishers #30-113. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers (MN.30-113).

UPC: 688670301131.

Brigh t sounding with limited use of various techniques including opt. mallets on suspended bells. Begins and ends joyfully with contrasting slow middle section. Transition piece for ringers developing into level 3. Three octaves (23 bells)--4 octaves (30 bells)--5 octaves (36 bells). Optional chimes--2 octaves (16 chimes, 1 opt.) Medley on: Gentle Mary Laid Her Child (TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM) O How Joyfully (SICILIAN MARINERS/O DU FRÖLICHE/O SANCTISSIMA) Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (MENDELSSOHN).

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.

Arranged by John Leavitt. (Showtrax Cd). Sacred Christmas Choral. CD only. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.