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8 Swinging Xmas Carols for Bb Soprillo/Soprano Saxophone & Keyboard
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You are purchasing high quality sheet music PDF files suitable for printing or viewing on digital devices.8 Swinging Christmas Carols for B♭ Soprillo or Soprano Saxophone & Piano
An exciting collection of eight popular Christmas carols arranged for B♭ soprillo or soprano saxophone and piano in an upbeat, swinging and jazzy style.
Offering something refreshingly different for Christmas concerts and recitals, these colourful arrangements combine familiar festive melodies with jazz inflections, rhythmic energy and effective articulation. Give them a try—I am sure you will not be disappointed!
The collection includes:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High Silent Night We Three Kings Away in a Manger Joy to the World God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Deck the Halls Good King Wenceslas
The saxophone part is fully written out, with jazz phrasing, inflections and articulation included. The complete piano accompaniment also contains jazz chord symbols for pianists who wish to improvise or “comp.”
Suitable for moderately advanced performers, these carols have a comfortable, moderate range with no excessively high writing. They are perfect for Christmas concerts, recitals, church services, parties, busking and other festive occasions.
Reviewer: Chet Heflin — 29 September 2006
“Bluesy Xmas! Keith Terrett has done an outstanding job of injecting jazz and blues into these holiday favorites. The writing beginning in measure 13 of ‘Ding Dong Merrily On High’ is outstanding. Check out the wonderful contrast in movement between the flute and bass. This arrangement of Xmas carols would be a wonderful addition to any future holiday program. Well done, Keith!”
Carolling—singing Christmas carols in the street—is one of Great Britain’s oldest seasonal customs. Its history reaches back to the Middle Ages, when travelling singers and beggars would wander through the streets performing festive songs in exchange for food, money or drink.
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