A Christmas Portrait - Score
by William Himes
Concert Band - Sheet Music

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Ensembles
Concert Band
Genres
Folk Songs
Christmas Carols
Composers
William Himes
Arrangers
William Himes
Publishers
Neil A. Kjos Music Company
Formats
Score
Item Types
Physical
Instructionals
Repertoire Books
Levels
Grade 2
Usages
School and Community
Band concert band - Grade 2

SKU: KJ.GB870F

Composed by Traditional & Folk Songs. Arranged by William Himes. Band, Repertoire. Score. 24 pages. Neil A. Kjos Music Company #GB870F. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company (KJ.GB870F).

9 x 12 inches.

A Christmas Portrait is a medley centered around three nativity scene carols, and is cleverly intertwined with bits of other familiar carols. The first carol, "O Come, Little Children," is a favorite by the German composer J.A.P. Schulz (1747-1800), who is best remembered for setting the verses of poems to simple, folk-like music.

A contemplative mood is set by the next carol, "The Sleep of the Child Jesus," a less familiar old French noel. Finally, the strains of the 16th century Polish Carol, "He is Sleeping in a Manager" led to the Grandioso selection of the piece. This arrangement ends softly and peacefully appropriate to the setting of the nativity scene.