Details
Summary
- Instrument:
- Alto Saxophone
- Composers:
- Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky George Frideric Handel James Pierpont Franz Xaver Gruber Scottish Folk Song English Folk Song English Carol German Carol Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn John Wade
- Publishers:
- Carl Fischer Music
- UPC:
- 798408082680
- ISBN:
- 9780825882685
- Format:
- Score Collection / Songbook
- Item types:
- Physical
- Artist:
- English Folk Song
- Arrangers:
- Larry Clark Carl Strommen
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 32
- Size:
- 9 x 12 inches
- Shipping Weight:
- 0.38 pounds
Detailed Description
SKU: CF.WF101
Composed by English Carol, English Folk Song, Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn, Franz Xaver Gruber, George Frideric Handel, German Carol, James Pierpont, John Wade, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Scottish Folk Song. Arranged by Carl Strommen and Larry Clark. This edition: saddle-wire stitch. Sws. Christmas and Holiday. Christmas. Collection - Score. With Standard notation. 32 pages. Carl Fischer Music #WF101. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.WF101).ISBN 9780825882685. UPC: 798408082680. 9 x 12 inches. CD Arrangements by Rae Moses.
Looking for some fun new material to playing during the Christmasseason? This exciting new collection contains 18 popular holidayfavorites in a variety of different styles from classical to jazz torock to Latin. Each play-along track uses background instrumentsthat will make you feel like you are in the band or part of theorchestra.As an added bonus the included data CD contains printable PDFfi les of piano accompaniments for all of the tunes so that you canprint them out and play along with a pianist for a performance orat church, giving you even more performance options.Veteran arrangers Carl Strommen and Larry Clark have teamedup to create this exceptional offering for instrumentalists of allages looking to play some holiday music just for the fun of it!.
First of all, this book is intended to be fun! We hope that these unique arrangementsof popular Christmas songs will bring joy to you and to all who hear them. This playalongcollection will give instrumentalists the opportunity to “jam” in a variety of styleswith some great sounding background tracks.We have intentionally provided a mixed bag of styles with these arrangements, withstyles ranging from classical to jazz, and from rock to Latin. Certain arrangements,such as the more jazz-oriented ones, are designed to provide players with theopportunity to experiment with improvisation.We hope you enjoy these arrangements as much as we did writing them for you.Have fun!
Song List
Auld Lang Syne
First Noel, The
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Go Tell It On the Mountain
Greensleeves (What Child Is This?)
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Hey Man, Christmas Swings!
Jingle Bells
Jolly Old St. Nicholas
Joy To The World
O Come, All Ye Faithful ("Adeste Fideles")
O Little Town of Bethlehem
O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)
Silent Night (Inspired By "Gymnopedie No. 1" By Erik Satie)
Up on on the Housetop
Walts of the Flowers from the Ballet "The Nutcracker"
We Three Kings
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Similar Sheet Music & Digital Downloads
- More by this Composer:
- English Folk Song English Folk Song Piano English Folk Song Piano Accompaniment English Folk Song Piano Solo
- Instrument:
- Woodwinds Saxophone Alto Saxophone
- Artists:
- Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky George Frideric Handel Larry Clark Carl Strommen James Pierpont Franz Xaver Gruber Scottish Folk Song English Folk Song English Carol German Carol Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn John Wade
- Publisher:
- Carl Fischer Music
Ratings + Reviews
2 Rating
1 review
Dr
Dec 25, 2011
The song arrangements are great, but the CD is very disappointing. Just a piano back-up -- if you can find a CD player it will work on. Strommen's Swing Into Christmas has many of the same songs and great play-alongs on the CD. I would recommend it first.