A Joyful Christmas Gloria
Based on GLORIA
by Tony Alonso S.J.
4-Part - Sheet Music

Unison voices, 2-part mixed voices, SATB choir, cantor, assembly, keyboard, piano and organ accompaniment, flute, trumpet in B-flat, trumpet in C, cello, guitar - Beginning

SKU: GI.G-8777

Based on GLORIA. Arranged by Tony Alonso S.J. Christmastide, Christmas Vigil, Christmas Night, Christmas Dawn, Christmas Day. Christmas. Tune name: Gloria. Sacred. Octavo. With guitar chord names. 20 pages. GIA Publications #8777. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-8777).

UPC: 785147877707. English. Text Source: Revised Order of Mass 2010.

Settings of the Gloria incorporating the refrain of “Angels We Have Heard on High” are a wonderful way to encourage and inspire the sung prayer of diverse assemblies throughout the Christmas season. Alonso has adapted the verse tune and, inspired by the invigorating piano accompaniment of Cotter’s arrangement of the hymn, he has expanded the composition further, specifically for ensembles in which piano or guitar is the primary accompanying instrument. Includes an alternate accompaniment, which may be more appropriate in certain instances.