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	HOUSETOP MARCH Arrangement by: Brian Harris
A favorite of beginners and parents alike, HouseTop March will bring a smile to everyone's face . . . even Mr. Scrooge's! A march-style setting of Up On The House Top, this easy work contains a single one-measure solo for your best trumpeter and a one-note solo for the humble triangle player. And at the end, be certain to listen for the reindeer paws on the roof!

LEVEL:	Very Easy; Grade 0.75 Appropriate for beginners and 2nd-year players.
SAMPLES:	Sample pages (.pdf): Clarinet Trumpet Percussion 1 Conductor - page 2 Conductor - page 7 Sound files: ENTIRE WORK - (MP3 format, 677k)
COST:	$30 U.S. (plus shipping) for full score, set of parts, site-license. Extra full scores are $6 U.S.
PROGRAMMING:	Christmas/Winter Concert. Performance Time: 1 minute, 45 seconds.
FEATURES:	Easy notes, easy rhythms. Simple, unison low brass/low woodwind parts. Everyone gets a part of the melody.
CHALLENGES:	Introduction and ending use 1 measure of "canon." One-measure trumpet solo. Use of foot stomps at end (their favorite spot!). One-note triangle solo in last measure
KEY and RANGES:	B-flat major. 1st-semester beginner ranges. All parts use notes within B-flat concert scale. Clarinets remain below break.
INSTRUMENTATION:	Basic Instrumentation
MINIMUM INSTRUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS:	(At least one of each) Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Bass Line, Percussion. Any low reed or low brass instrument
PERCUSSION:	Parts for 4 or more percussionists: Percussion 1 = Snare Drum; Bass Drum Percussion 2 = Cymbals, Sleigh Bells, Triangle Bells/Mallets
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