First Carols for Christmas

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1 ULL SCORE Beginning Band Grade CARL ISCHER SERIES irst Carols or Christmas (Up on the Housetop O Come Little Children) Traditional Arranged by Joseph Compello BS70 INSTRUMENTATION ull Score.... lute Oboe (Opt. lute ) Clarinet in B Bass Clarinet in B Alto Saxophone in E Tenor Saxophone in B Baritone Saxophone in E Trumpet in B Horn in Trombone Euphonium B.C. Bassoon... 6 Euphonium T.C. in B Mallet ercussion Bells Chimes Timpani... ercussion... Snare Drum Bass Drum ercussion... 3 Crash Cymbals Suspended Cymbal inger Cymbals

2 About the Composition irst Carols or Christmas is a very easy medley o Up on the Housetop and O Come Little Children. They have been arranged to accommodate the skills o a beginning band and all parts are given an opportunity to play the melody in both carols. The medley can be perormed as ritten or the carols can be played individually. inger cymbals are called or at m. 5. I a triangle is used instead a small one ith a very bright ping ill provide the best eect. A brisk pace is recommended or both carols but as alays tempi are at the discretion o the director. O Come Little Children is usually heard in cut time but it can still be perormed eectively at a tempo suitable or beginners. The band should be able to perorm the olloing:. orte mezzo-orte mezzo-piano. Quarter notes and eighth notes at or near 0 beats per minute 3. Crescendo diminuendo This arrangement has been recorded by Carl ischer and the perormance is available online ree o charge. Thank you or choosing this arrangement. I hope you and your students ind it enjoyable. Your comments are most elcome. Joseph Compello Glen Arm Maryland 0 About the Arranger Joseph Compello a native o Carbondale ennsylvania holds degrees in music education rom the eabody Conservatory and Toson University. During his 3-year career as an instrumental music teacher in Maryland he rote numerous compositions or his students. In 99 Andre Balent began publishing many o these classroom-tested pieces including his debut publication Cadets on arade and the 996 best-seller Rock to the Max Mr. Sax. No retired rom teaching ith over 00 published orks to his credit Compello continues to dra on his extensive background in music education to compose ne music exclusively or Carl ischer s erormance Series. His music or young players is no a model or college curricular study by music education students. A master s thesis by Abel Borg entitled The resourceul and engaging compositions or beginning band by Joseph Compello is available at: Compello s journey rom school teacher to internationally published composer as recently chronicled in the Baltimore Sun. His music is no perormed orldide in venues ranging rom school concerts to Carnegie Hall.

3 ull Score lute Oboe (Opt. lute ) irst Carols or Christmas (Up on the Housetop O Come Little Children) Allegro q = ca Traditional Arranged by Joseph Compello 3 Clarinet Bass Clarinet Alto Saxophone Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Trumpet Allegro q = ca. 0-3 Horn in Trombone Euphonium Bassoon b 5 Mallet ercussion (Bells Chimes) Timpani Bells Bb : æ æ (Snare Drum Bass Drum) ercussion (Crash Cymbals Suspended Cymbal inger Cymbals) > Crash cymbals Copyright by Carl ischer LLC International Copyright Secured. All rights reserved including perorming rights.

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5 5 l. J (l. ) J j B. J J j Hn. in b

6 6 l. dim. e rit. poco a poco 5 layully q = c. Ó (l. ) Ó Cue: Horn B. Cue: dim. e rit. poco a poco Hn. in b lay 5 layully q = c. Ó Ó Ó Cue: Bass Cue: Alto Sax Cue: Bass æ æ æ æ Ó Sus. Cym. /yarn mallets æ Snares o æ æ 3 æ Snares o Cue: inger Cymbals Ó 5 6

7 7 l.. (l. ). B.... Hn. in b

8 8 l. (l. ) B. Hn. in b..... lay lay lay lay

9 9 l. Ó (l. ) Ó B. Ó Ó Bell tones (gently accented)... Hn. in b Ó Cue: Chimes... Cue:

10 0 l. (l. ) B Hn. in b

11 l. (l. ) Ó Ó 5.. B. Hn. in b. Ó Ó.... lay lay 5 only Ó Cue: Bari. Sax Ó.... Ó... Tutti lay

12 l.. 60 A little sloer reely (l. ). B A little sloer reely Hn. in b æ Snares on 63 æ 6 lay æ 65 æ æ 66 ISBN Bleecker Street Ne York NY 00.carlischer.com BS70 $5.00 Set $6.00 ull Score BS70 $3.00 arts UC