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Twas in the Moon of Wintertime – Brass Octet
This, the first Canadian Christmas carol, was originally written in the Huron language using the melody of a 16th century French carol, Une Jeune Pucelle. This arrangement is as expressive as the story it depicts and the plaintive melody is elegantly scored and always full of promise.
The lyrics are:
Twas in the moon of wintertime when all the birds had fled,
That mighty Gitchi Manitou sent angel choirs instead.
Before their light the stars grew dim,
And wand’ring hunters heard the hymn:
Jesus your king is born, Jesus is born.
In excelsis gloria!Performers:
Marissa Benedict, Larry Hall – Trumpet
Andy Pelletier, Bruce Hudson – Horn
Alex Iles, Andy Malloy – Trombone
Bill Reichenbach – Bass Trombone
Doug Tornquist – TubaComposer: Anne McGinty
Instrumentation: 2 Bb Trumpets, 2 F Horns, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone & Tuba
Duration/# of Pages: ca. 5:00 / 16 pages, 8.5″ x 11″
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Twelve Days of Christmas, The – Trombone Choir
This familiar English Christmas carol, arranged by Bill Reichenbach, will surely be an annual staple in your trombone choir’s repertoire. The series of increasingly grand gifts in the lyrics are well represented, and the different scorings of the five golden rings will make you smile.
Composer: Bill Reichenbach
Instrumentation: 6 Tenor Trombones & 2 Bass Trombones
Duration/# of Pages: ca. 4:30 / 54 pages, 8.5″ x 11″
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Up On The Housetop – Trombone Choir
Your plans for this year’s Christmas concert should definitely include Bill Reichenbach’s arrangement of Up On The Housetop for trombone choir. This is such a fun chart that there should be an animated short to go along with it. Bill doesn’t land on just one housetop — Santa and his reindeer visit every house in the neighborhood.
Composer: Bill Reichenbach
Instrumentation: 6 Tenor Trombones & 2 Bass Trombones
Duration/# of Pages: ca. 2:20 / 41 pages, 8.5″ x 11″
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We Three Kings – Brass Quartet
We Three Kings was written in 1857 by John Henry Hopkins. He wrote the carol for a Christmas pageant in New York City. This carol is one of the world’s favorites and one of the most played. This upbeat arrangement will have your audience tapping their toes!
Composer: Steve Holtman
Instrumentation: 3 Bb Trumpets, 1 Trombone or Euphonium
Duration/# of Pages: ca. 2:30 / 14 pages, 8.5″ x 11″
Key: Concert C minor