Christmas Carols, Volume 2 (Band or Orchestra)

Overview

This flexible four-part (SATB) arrangement can be used with band, orchestra,
brass ensemble, clarinet quartet, sax ensemble, or any instruments you have available. Simply select the parts you need, making sure you have a good balance of soprano, alto, tenor, and bass lines. You can use the piano reduction part (included below) to fill in any missing parts in your ensemble. NOTE: the following parts are identical and are included only for ease of reading the score: Clarinet 1/2=Trumpet 1/2, Bassoon=Bass Trombone=Cello.

This volume does not include the choir parts, but lyrics are widely available online. The last phrase or entire Carol may be used as an introduction when accompanying congregational singing. Soli Deo gloria

Christmas Carols Included

The following individual Christmas Carol arrangements are included in this 10-Carol volume 2 set. This volume does not include the choir parts, but lyrics are widely available online.

• Good Christian men, rejoice! (In dulci jubilo) [this is the short arrangement; for longer arrangements search this site for ‘Good Christian’ or click here ]
• O come, o come, Emmanuel! (Veni, veni, Emmanuel)
• Joy to the world!
• Good King Wenceslas looked out
• What Child is this? (Greensleeves)
• Angels we have heard on high
• Noël nouvelet!
• Bring a torch, Jeannette, Isabelle! (Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle!)
• Guillo, bring your drum (Guillô, pran ton tamborin!)
• O, Christmas tree (O Tannenbaum)

MP3 Sample File

PDF Score and Parts

Common Chamber Ensembles

To use this for your chamber group, just print out the parts you need to make a good balance of soprano, alto, tenor, and bass lines. Here are some common ensembles in alphabetical order (some have their own arrangement pages):

Brass Quintet or Brass Ensemble: Christmas Carols, Volume 2 for Brass Quintet

Clarinet Quartet or Clarinet Ensemble: Use Clarinet 1/2/3 and Bass Clarinet parts above; use the piano part above as a score.

Sax Quartet or Sax Ensemble: Use Soprano Sax, Alto Sax 1/2, Tenor Sax, and Bari Sax parts above; use the piano part above as a score.

String orchestra: Christmas Carols, Volume 2 for String Orchestra

String quartet: Christmas Carols, Volume 2 for String Quartet

Woodwind Quartet or Woodwind Quintet / Woodwind Ensemble: Depending on your instruments available, use SATB parts above flute 1/2=S/A, oboe=S, clarinet 1/2=S/A; clarinet 3=T, Bass Clarinet=B; French horn 1=A, French horn 2=T; bassoon=B; use the piano part above as a score.

Source Files

The zip file below contains the Sibelius and MusicXML source files for this arrangement:

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