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DOR-90114

CHRISTMAS WITH
SOLID BRASS


Christmas favorites arranged for Brass and Percussion

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Christmas has different meanings to different people, how could it be otherwise, given that the holiday is so rich and varied in tradition, so long in its history, and has been observed by so many diverse cultures?   Other than the commemoration of the nativity itself, there is one thing that united all Christmas celebrations and celebrants, and that common thread linking all times and lands can be expressed in one single word: music
- BL

[1] Suite of Mediaeval Carols (Arr. DiSavino)

[2] Three French Carols (Arr. DiSavino)
      Ding Dong Merrily on High
      O Come, O Come Emmanuel
      Angels We Have Heard on High

Suite from The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky, Arr. Sampson)
[3] Marche
[4] Danse arabe
[5] Danse russe trepak

[6] What Child is This? Grensleeves (Arr. Haislip)

[7] A Suite of English Carols (Arr. DiSavino)
      The First Nowell
      Coventry Carol
      Deck the Halls

[8] Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah (Handel, Arr. Haislip)

[9] Song of the Birds Catalan Christmas Folk Song (Arr. DiSavino)

[10] Wassail Song (Vaughan Williams, Arr. Haislip)

[11] Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (J.S. Bach, Arr. Haislip)

[12] Three German Carols (Arr. Della Peruti)
        In dulci jubilo
        Silent Night
        Hark the Herald Angels Sing

[13] Suite from Judas Maccabaeus (Handel, Arr. Haislip)

[14] Christmas Day (Holst, Arr. Haislip)



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