Arbolito de Navidad. Preview Only. Little Christmas Tree. TRADITIONAL Arranged by VICTOR LÓPEZ (ASCAP) INSTRUMENTATION

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1 BEGINNING BAND Grade 1 1 Conductor 10 lute 2 Ooe 10 B Clarinet 2 B Bass Clarinet 6 E Alto Saxophone 4 B Tenor Saxophone 2 E Baritone Saxophone 8 B Trumpet 4 Horn 6 Tromone/Baritone/Bassoon Arolito de Navidad Little Christmas Tree TRADITIONAL Arranged y VICTOR LÓEZ (ASCA) INSTRMENTATION 2 Baritone Trele Cle (World art Tromone in B Trele Cle) 4 Tua 2 Mallet ercussion (Bells, Xylophone) 1 Optional Timpani (Tune: C, ) 3 ercussion 1 (Snare Drum/Triangle, Bass Drum) 4 ercussion 2 (Crash Cymals/Suspended Cymal/ Woodlock and or Castanets, Tamourine/ Sleigh Bells) WORLD ARTS Availale or download rom wwwalredcom/worldparts Horn in E Tromone/Baritone in B Bass Cle Tua in E Bass Cle Tua in E Trele Cle Tua in B Bass Cle Tua in B Trele Cle review Only lease note: Our and and orchestra music is now eing collated y an automatic high-speed system The enclosed parts are now sorted y page count, rather than score order

2 ROGRAM NOTES Regardless o age, ethnicity or geography, people all over the world celerate Christmas in their own special way What makes Christmas in the nited States unique is the lending o cultures and their traditions Each sect has its own special customs that are practiced each year, while the country, as a whole, has some asic American traditions eople rom Hispanic cultures, just like many other countries, highlight nativity scenes and Christmas trees throughout the Christmas season; however, they egin to celerate in earnest on Noche Buena (Christmas Eve) y attending midnight mass The tradition o going to midnight mass, also known as Misa del Gallo, entails a typical mass, starting at around 12:00 am on Christmas Eve The name Misa del Gallo literally means Rooster s Mass, and it owes its name to the idea that a rooster would have een among the irst to witness the irth o Jesus, and thus e the one to announce it y crowing the new day In most countries, throughout the Christmas season, it is customary to sing popular and traditional Christmas carols ortunately, the songs o Christmas transcend cultures, orders and languages The most popular Christmas songs have een translated into dozens o languages In act, several o the traditional Christmas hymns we sing were translated into English rom German and other European languages Arolito de Navidad (Little Christmas Tree) is one o those popular Christmas carols, especially in Cua This classic Spanish carol has een recorded y many singers worldwide, including Gloria Estean, who included a new rendition in her irst Christmas alum, Christmas Through Your Eyes NOTES TO THE CONDCTOR At the eginning, make certain that the one eel is well estalished A quick explanation may e necessary i this is the irst time the ensemle encounter this new rhythmic eel One approach would e to rehearse it at a slower tempo and gradually uild up to the intended tempo Measure 8 has a caesura (a reak or interruption in music) notated y two diagonal lines sometimes reerred to as railroad tracks Although the reak can e o any length at the discretion o the conductor, in this instance, the pause should not e very long Note that at measure 9, the tempo is marked a it slower ( = 120) Starting with the pickups to rehearsal numer 10, several parts are marked 1st time, one player only However, notice that starting with the third eat o measure 25, all players should play second time through Additionally, just on measure 10, due to a small variation on the melodic line, the lute, clarinet, alto saxophone and trumpet should only play the notes with stems up the irst time through and stems down on the repeat Throughout this section a new note, Concert D, is introduced in various parts Take time to review the ingerings or each instrument Although the note may e new to most o the young players, it should not e too much o a prolem to learn it At measure 28, the tonality ends with a icardy third, a practice rom the 16th century and the Baroque era o ending a composition with a major chord when the rest o the piece was in a minor mode It is mainly used to ring a sense o inality to the composition or section o the composition review Only At measure 30, the two ermatas are not to e held long as they serve as pickups to the main melody starting at rehearsal numer 31 Throughout this section emphasize the one eel Starting with measure 47 until 52, due to the circle o iths harmonic technique, a new note, Concert G, is introduced in the low rass and woodwinds Note that measure 55 until the end is the same as the eginning except or the repeats The alto saxophone plays second time only as it projects a slight harmonic variation May Arolito de Navidad ecome a multicultural Christmas literature standard in your program or years to come

3 LL SCORE Approx Duration - 1:50 lute Ooe B Clarinet B Bass Clarinet E Alto Saxophone B Tenor Saxophone E Baritone Saxophone B Trumpet Horn Tromone/Baritone/ Bassoon Tua Mallet ercussion (Bells, Xylophone) Optional Timpani ercussion 1 (Snare Drum/Triangle, Bass Drum) ercussion 2 (Crash Cymals/Suspended Cymal/Woodlock and/or Castanets, Tamourine/ Sleigh Bells) With a one eel = 148 With a one eel = 148 Bells Xylophone Tune:, C Snare Drum Bass Drum Crash Cymals ḟ ḟ lightly æ Tamourine Arolito de Navidad Little Christmas Tree 1 æ 2 Traditional Arranged y Victor López (ASCA) 3 review Only 2009 BELWIN-MILLS BLISHING COR (ASCA), a division o ALRED BLISHING CO, INC All Rights Reserved including ulic erormance æ 4

4 4 l O Cl B Cl A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tpt Hn Tn/Bar/ Bsn Tua Mlt erc Timp erc 1 " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Moderately = 120 1st time one player only 1st time one player only 1st time one player only Moderately = 120 1st time one player only review Only erc 2 æ æ "

5 5 l 10 2nd time only play stem down notes O Cl B Cl A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tpt Hn Tn/Bar/ Bsn Tua Mlt erc Timp erc 1 erc st time one player only lay 2nd time only ± Sleigh Bells 2nd time only play stem down notes lay 2nd time only 2nd time only play stem down notes 1st time one player only lay 2nd time only 2nd time only play stem down notes 1st time one player per part lay 2nd time only Bells lay 2nd time only Triangle Susp Cym lay 2nd time only n y n n y review Only

6 6 l 18 O Cl B Cl A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tpt Hn Tn/Bar/ Bsn Tua Mlt erc Timp erc 1 n n y y lay 2nd time only review Only 18 n n n n erc 2 15 Susp Cym lay 2nd time only 16 p æ 17 J 18 19

7 7 l 1 All O Cl B Cl A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tpt Hn Tn/Bar/ Bsn Tua Mlt erc Timp erc 1 n n 1 y y y lay p a All lay All lay All lay review Only lay erc Susp Cym lay æ p 25

8 8 l 2 O Cl B Cl A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tpt Hn Tn/Bar/ Bsn Tua Mlt erc Timp erc 1 erc 2 2 y N N N y æ review Only

9 9 l 31 With a one eel = 148 O Cl B Cl A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tpt Hn Tn/Bar/ Bsn Tua Mlt erc Timp erc 1 erc 2 31 With a one eel = 148 æ SD BD Cr Cyms (lightly) Tam 31 æ 32 æ æ 35 review Only æ 36

10 10 l 39 O Cl B Cl A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tpt Hn Tn/Bar/ Bsn Tua Mlt erc Timp erc 1 39 Bells Xyl review Only erc 2 æ æ æ

11 11 l O Cl B Cl A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tpt Hn Tn/Bar/ Bsn Tua Mlt erc Timp erc 1 erc 2 æ 43 æ One player only n review Only Triangle y Woodlock and/or Castanets 47

12 12 l O Cl B Cl A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tpt Hn Tn/Bar/ Bsn Tua Mlt erc Timp erc 1 n n n n n n y y y y y n n n review Only erc

13 13 l O Cl B Cl A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tpt Hn Tn/Bar/ Bsn Tua Mlt erc Timp erc 1 erc 2 53 N All N N 54 SD BD ḟ 2nd time only ḟ æ Cr Cyms (lightly) Tam 55 æ review Only æ 58

14 14 l 1 2 O Cl B Cl A Sax T Sax Bar Sax Tpt Hn Tn/Bar/ Bsn Tua Mlt erc Timp erc review Only erc 2 æ æ

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