Elgar: A Christmas Greeting - Symphonic Wind Dectet/Bass by Edward Elgar Woodwind Quintet - Digital Sheet Music
By Edward ElgarIn December 1907, whilst in Rome, Elgar composed a part-song carol, 'A Christmas Greeting', putting music to the words of a poem written by his wife Alice.
Details
Summary
- Instrument:
- B-Flat Clarinet Double Bass Flute Horn Oboe
- Ensembles:
- Woodwind Quintet Large Ensemble
- Composers:
- Edward Elgar
- Publishers:
- RayThompsonMusic
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Format:
- Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Late Intermediate
- Artist:
- Edward Elgar
- Arrangers:
- Ray Thompson
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 30
Detailed Description
SKU: A0.503685
Composed by Edward Elgar. Arranged by Ray Thompson. This edition: pdf, streaming. 20th Century, Christmas, Classical. 30 pages. RayThompsonMusic #115768. Published by RayThompsonMusic (A0.503685).In December 1907, whilst in Rome, Elgar composed a part-song carol, 'A Christmas Greeting', putting music to the words of a poem written by his wife Alice.
He sent the piece back to the UK for Dr G R Sinclair and the choristers of Hereford Cathedral to use in their Carol Concert to be held the Cathedral.
It was written for two female sopranos, a male chorus and accompanied by two violins and a pianoforte and was published by Novello and company. The setting is for high voices, with optional tenor and bass parts and, like the Enigma theme, it is in G minor and G major.
It contains a quotation from the 'Pastoral Symphony' in Handel's Messiah at the reference to pipers (Pifferari) wandering far.
It is arranged for double wind quintet (decet, dectet ot tentet)
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- ArrangeMe:
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- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Instrument:
- Woodwinds Clarinet B-Flat Clarinet Strings Double Bass Woodwinds Flute Brass Horn Woodwinds Oboe
- Artists:
- Edward Elgar Ray Thompson
- Ensemble:
- Woodwind Quintet Large Ensemble
- Publisher:
- RayThompsonMusic