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Title
Horns A Plenty Christmas
Original Title
Composer
Various
Year
Editor
Arranger
Powell, Keith Dom
Year Arranged
2009
Original Instrumentation
Publisher
Horns A Plenty
Year Published
2009
Catalogue Number
Sheet Music Format
A4, Score (27) & parts (4x26=104)
Horns
4
Additional Equipment
Others
Other Instruments
Duration
20
Structure / Movements
25 carols (numbers in volume differ): 1. A Christmas fanfare: Moderately fast, stately 2. Adeste fidelis: Moderato 3. Angels from the relams of glory: Adagio 4. Angels we have heard on high: Allegro 5. Boar's head carol: Moderato 6. Bring a torch: Adagio 7. Coventry carol: Adagio 8. Deck the halls: Allegro 9. The first noel: Moderato 10. God rest ye merry gentlemen: Allegro 11. Good king Wenceslas: Allegro 12. Hark the herald angels: Moderato 13. The holly and the ivy: Andante 14. In dulce jubilo: Moderato 15. I saw three ships: Allegro 16. Joy to the world: Allegro 17. Lo how a rose: Adagio 18. Oh come oh come Emmanuel: Allegro 19. Silent night: 20. Sussex: Moderato 21. We three kings: Andante 22. What child is this?: Adagio 23. While shepherds: Moderato 24. We wish you a Merry Christmas: Allegro 25. Cherry tree carol: Andante moderato
Clefs
Treble, bass
Meters
4/4, C, 3/8, 3/4, 6/8, ¢, 6/4
Key signatures
None, 2#, 2b, 1b, 1#, 3b, 3#
Range
Horn 1: a - a2 Horn 2: e - f2 Horn 3: f - f2 Horn 4: G - f2
Creator's Comments
Performance Notes
This is a set of 25 carols and an opening Christmas fanfare, which is by far the hardest piece of the set. The rest are transcriptions of well known carols for four horns at very easy or easy difficulty level. Always a favourite at the right time, these quartets (or at least some of them) are playable by every ensemble.
Credits
Access to review score: Nancy Joy (NMSU)
Sound
Score