A traditional holiday piece arranged for three-part flex band and written with the youngest players in mind! Simple rhythms and limited range.
Grade: ½ – 1
Key: Bb
Meter: 4/4
Range (concert pitches)
Part 1: Bb – Bb (includes E♮, optional low G and A in clarinet to avoid break)
Part 2: A – G (includes E♮)
Part 3: A – G (includes F#, optional low G)
Rhythms: Whole, dotted half, half, and quarter notes in winds, paired eighths in snare
Duration 1:15
Instrumentation
PART I | PART II | PART III | PERCUSSION | |
Flute | Clarinet | Bassoon | Bells | |
Oboe | Alto Saxophone | Bass Clarinet | Snare Drum | |
Clarinet | Tenor Saxophone | Baritone Saxophone | Bass Drum | |
Trumpet | Trumpet | Trombone | Crash Cymbals | |
Alto Saxophone | Horn in F | Baritone T. C./B. C. | Triangle | |
Tuba |