THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY

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1 2 This setting of THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY as created to be easily mastered by the singers ithout sacrificing creativity The fourhand piano part as designed to be playable by average pianists, but ith lots of sparkle and energy The text of this beloved Christmas song often plays second fiddle to vocal drumming effects It as my intent to allo the pianos (and percussion) to fulfill that role, giving room for the vocals to express the armth and tenderness inherent in the text This piece should be approached playfully by the pianists and sincerely by the singers, culminating ith a very expressive, rubato delivery of the phrase Then He smiled at me, hich, for me, is the most important line in the text OEL RANEY is a composer/arranger from the Chicago area, here he serves as an editor for Hope ublishing Company oel has over 00 titles in print, ith an evergroing catalog that includes choral, instrumental, piano, and handbell music Best knon for the ide variety of styles in his orks, oel is a soughtafter concert artist and clinician He resides in Lombard, Illinois, ith his ife and three sons, Charlie, Sayer, and esse, and currently serves as Minister of Music at the irst Baptist Church of Oak ark, Illinois revie Only 610

2 Arranged by OEL RANEY ACCOM 1 ACCOM 2 5 Moderato (q = ca 12) SORANO / ALTO TENOR / BASS THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY for SATB voices, hand accompaniment* 6 6 Come, g g they told me (pa rumpumpum pum), Words and Music by KATHERINE DAVIS, HENRY ONORATI, and HARRY SIMEONE revie Only * To purchase a fulllength performance recording (610) of this piece, go to alfredcom/donloads 85x11 pdf of the 2hand version is available as a free donload at alfredcom/choralparts (enter 610 hen prompted) Copyright 1958 (Reneed) EMI MILLS MUSIC, INC and INTERNATIONAL KORWIN COR Exclusive Worldide rint Rights Administered by ALRED MUSIC This Arrangement 2016 EMI MILLS MUSIC, INC and INTERNATIONAL KORWIN COR All Rights Reserved Sole Selling Agent for this arrangement: ubilate Music Group, LLC (Distributed by Alfred Music), O Box 607, Brentood, TN 702 The copying of this music is prohibited by la and is not covered by CCLI, LicenSing, or OneLicensenet 610

3 9 1 a g g neborn King to see (parumpumpum pum) g g Our fin est gifts e bring (pa rumpumpum pum), revie Only 610

4 g to lay be g g rumpumpumpum, rumpumpum g g g fore the King (pa rumpumpum pum, pum) n n g n g g g n revie Only 610

5 6 25 So, to hon or Him (pa rumpumpum pum) g g g hen e come revie Only 610

6 7 6 b b n b n n n b b b Ba by (pa rumpumpum pum), b n 5 5 Lit g g tle I am a revie Only g g 610

7 8 0 poor boy, too (pa rumpum pum pum) I have no gift to bring (pa rumpumpum pum) to lay be revie Only 610

8 8 51 fore the King (pa fore the King g rumpumpum pum, g f b rumpumpumpum, rumpumpumpum, pum) f b (pa rumpumpum pum, rumpumpum b b g f g rumpumpum, rumpumpumpum) n g g Shall Shall revie Only 5 5 I I 9 610

9 play for You (parum pumpum pum) on g g my drum revie Only 610

10 Slightly broader (q = ca 12) 66 f Ma f Ma 6 Slightly broader (q = ca 12) f f ry nod ded (pa rumpumpum ry nod ded (pa pum), revie Only 610

11 rumpumpum pum), the ox and lamb kept time (pa rumpumpum (pa pum) the ox and rumpumpum pum) lamb kept time I played my I played my revie Only 610

12 drum for Him (pa I played my rumpumpum pum) best for Him, (pa ƒ n rumpumpum pum, revie Only ƒ n g ƒ g n n ƒ 610

13 1 81 rit, rumpumpumpum, rumpumpum 85 g g 85 Sloer, freely (q = ca 96) Then Then He He Sloer, freely (q = ca 96) smiled at me smiled at me pum) rit rit g g g g (pa rumpumpum pum), revie Only n n, 610

14 me Come, rit and rit rit my dim poco a poco they dim poco a poco 92 Tempo II (q = ca 12) drum 92 Tempo II (q = ca 12) told Come, me, dim poco a poco revie Only they dim poco a poco 610

15 16 96 rit p come they told me, (pa p ( ) 100 told me, rum pumpum, n g n g n n come they *pum[mm], a tempo a tempo a tempo told rit rit pum[mm], me dim e rit dim e rit dim e rit U g p g p pum[mm]) U U g π U revie Only U π U *close m sound immediately and sustain π π