Par SPARKE PHILIP. Cette composition est idéale pour débuter ou clore un concert de Noël. A Christmas Herald (“Le Messager de Noël”) débute avec une fanfare majestueuse qui cède sa place à l’exposition d’un thème lyrique qui forme un contrechant au noël Hark, the Herald Angels Sing (Écoutez le chant des Anges) introduit par les trombones et l’euphonium. La mélodie de ce célèbre chant de noël revie…

Wq 217. Par BACH CARL PHILIPP EMMANUEL. His Heilig Wq 217 is just 6 minutes long. Bach, however, put all his art into these few minutes, as he himself wrote to his publisher: „ Here I have proved the most daring and hard work . . . It will be my swan song of this nature, and serve to ensure that you do not forget myself too soon after my death“. The work requires an extraordinary instrumentation: …

Description Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along: Christmas Carols (Alto Saxophone) Here is a fantastic opportunity for you to become the soloist in these specially selected favourite Christmas Carols with CD accompaniment! Songlist Christ Was Born On Christmas Day Deck The Hall Good Christian Men, Rejoice Good King Wenceslas Hark! The Herald Angels Sing I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day I…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Prima Luce (First Light) was commisioned by the Holy Angels Elementary School located in Aurora (USA). The name of the town (which means dawn), the town’s great religious history and the fact that this town was one of the first in the USA to have streetlights were the inspiration for this Gregorian influenced atmospheric composition / Niveau : 3 / Musique pour célébration …

New Orleans-Style Holiday Favorites. En associant les quatre chants multiculturels Hark, the Herald Angels Sing (Écoutez le chant des Anges), The Dreydl Song, Kumbayah et Auld Lang Syne (Ce n’est qu’un au-revoir), James L. Hosay a créé un medley de Noël (et de fin d’année) rythmé et pétillant, couleur jazz New Orleans. Délicieux ! / Niveau : 3 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band ou H…

Par FARKAS FERENC. “I wrote this Christmas cantata from Köröshegy at the request of the Council of the Komitat Somogy. When I visited the still unrenovated little church at Köröshegy about ten years ago I had no idea that this beautiful Gothic building would one day be the scene of the world première of one of my works. - The cantata is founded on four pillars: four organ soli which could be descr…

One day we'll join the choir of angels singing the thund'rous anthem, 'Alleluia,' forevermore! What an exciting promise we have in Christ our King, to join Him triumphantly in eternity! Arranged by Bruce Greer, don't miss this incredibly joyous offering of praise from the inspired, contemporary hymnwriters, Keith and Kristyn Getty. Instrumental parts and a fully-orchestrated accompaniment CD are a…

There is no rose of such virtue is an anonymous mediaeval text, already well known through beautiful settings by Britten (in his Ceremony of Carols), John Joubert and others. The poem is 'macaronic' (it presents a verse in English, followed by a varying Latin refrain). This new version follows the illustrious examples above by remaining strophic and presenting broadly the same music in a successio…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. « La plupart des traditions de Noël en Angleterre sont relativement récentes. Montée sur le trône en 1837, la reine Victoria (née de Hanovre) régnera jusqu’à sa mort en 1901. En 1840, elle épousa son cousin, le prince Albert de Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha. Leprince consort, originaire d’Allemagne, importa bon nombre de traditions de Noël allemandes au Royaume-Uni. Ainsi, il fit découvrir…

Par FARKAS FERENC. “I wrote this Christmas cantata from Köröshegy at the request of the Council of the Komitat Somogy. When I visited the still unrenovated little church at Köröshegy about ten years ago I had no idea that this beautiful Gothic building would one day be the scene of the world première of one of my works. - The cantata is founded on four pillars: four organ soli which could be descr…