Animated Carolers
A CYCLE OF SONGS
FOR CHRISTMAS

Holiday setting by: Kenneth L. Griffin

Everyone will enjoy the familiar songs of Deck the Halls, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, Jolly Old St. Nicholas, Good King Wenceslas, and Jingle Bells used in this delightful arrangement. Gracious doublings, active percussion parts, and melody for all make this piece a "must-have" for your library!
LEVEL:
 Medium; Grade 2.5 

Appropriate for mid-level high school or advanced middle school bands.
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COST:
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PROGRAMMING:
  • Holiday concert.
  • Performance Time: about 3:30
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    FEATURES:
  • Active, full percussion complement
  • Use of several like-instrument choirs provides timbral interest
  • Everyone (including tuba) has some melodic content
  • abundant doublings throughout
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    CHALLENGES:
  • several tempo changes
  • style changes of different tunes
  • one key change
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    KEY and RANGES:
    		 E-flat major; B-flat major 

    All parts are within most "3rd-year" ranges: Flute to G above staff (divisi to highest B-flat twice); Clarinet 1 to C above staff (once); Clarinet 2 mostly below break, to G at top of staff 3 times); 1st Trumpet to A above staff (once); 2nd Trumpet to F at top of staff (twice); Trombone 1 to F above staff; Trombone 2 to C above staff; BC Euphonium to F above staff (twice).
    INSTRUMENTATION:
    		 Standard Instrumentation

    (plus Horn 1 & 2) - parts for Alto and Contra-Alto Clarinet included
    MINIMUM
    INSTRUMENTATION
    REQUIREMENTS:
    		 Playable without: Oboe; Bassoon; Alto and Contra-Alto Clarinet; Baritone Saxophone; one of the two Horn parts; Timpani.
    PERCUSSION:
    		 Parts for 6-10 percussionists: 

    Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Crash Cymbals, Susp. Cymbal, Woodblock, Sleigh Bells, Orch. Bells, Chimes, Xylophone, Timpani (2 drums, one pitch change)

     
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