Christmas Brass variable

Musica festa

Festive piece for 5-part variable
Wind ensemble with Percussion (ad lib)

Music: Hans Kaufmes
Arrangement: Johannes Thaler
Grade: 2-3

Instrumentation:
C Score
1st C part high (Flute)
1st C part (Flute, Oboe, Trumpet, Flugelhorn)
1st Bb part (Clarinet, Trumpet, Flugelhorn)
1st Eb part (Clarinet, AltoSaxophone)
2nd C part (Trumpet, Flugelhorn)
2nd Bb part (Clarinet, Trumpet, Flugelhorn)
2nd Eb part (AltoSaxophone)
3rd Bb part low (Clarinet)
3rd Eb part (Horn)
3rd F part (Horn)
3rd Bb part (TenorSaxophone, Tenorhorn, Baritone, Trombone)
3rd C part (Baritone, Trombone)
4th Eb part (Horn)
4th F part (Horn)
4th Bb part (TenorSaxophone, Tenorhorn, Baritone, Trombone)
4th C part (Bassoon, Baritone, Trombone)
5th Eb part (BariSaxophone, 1st Tuba)
5th Bb part (Bass Clarinet, Tenorhorn, Baritone, Trombone)
5th C part (Bassoon, Baritone, Trombone, 1st Tuba)
5th C part low (2nd Tuba)
5th Bb part low (2nd Tuba)
Percussion (ad lib) (Bass Drum + Snare Drum)

for variable wind quartet (4-part)

A cheerful, musical carousel ride through the Christmas season
Hop on and let’s go—next stop: Christmas.

Music: Sebastian Tuschla-Hoffmann
Arrangement: Herbert Ferstl
Difficulty: 2.5–3

for variable wind quintet (5-part)

A cheerful, musical carousel ride through the Christmas season
Hop on and let’s go—next stop: Christmas.

Music: Sebastian Tuschla-Hoffmann
Arrangement: Herbert Ferstl
Difficulty: 2.5–3

Variable Wind Ensemble

A beautiful, peaceful, Alpine Christmas piece,
also very well suited for youth wind ensembles
For a variable wind ensemble with organ and text ad lib.

Format: A5

Arrangement: Karl Michael Wolf
Difficulty: 1+

“Guten Abend, schön Abend, es weihnachtet schon” (Good evening, beautiful evening, Christmas is coming)
is a beautiful, peaceful Christmas melody
from Carinthia, which is also very well suited for youth wind ensembles.

For variable wind ensemble

Format of parts: A5
Format of score: A4

Arrangement: Karl Michael Wolf
Key: B flat major
Grade: 1+

For variable 5-part arrangement:
Score in C
1st part in B
1st part in C
1st part high C 
1st part in E flat
2nd part in B
2nd part in C
2nd part in E flat
3rd part in B
3rd part in C   
3rd part in E-flat    
3rd part in F         
4th part in B-flat
4th part in C        
4th part in low E-flat
5th part in C
5th part in B-flat
Lyrics

In dulci jubilo (6 Weihnachtslieder für Blechbläserquartett)

for 2 Trumpets & 2 Trombones

Arrangement: Gottfried Schreiter

Content:

• Der Heiland ist geboren
• Kommet, ihr Hirten
• Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier
• Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen
• In dulci jubilo
• Lobt Gott, ihr Christen alle gleich

The edition includes the additional parts 3rd F Horn and 3rd and 4th Bb Tenorhorn

This collection includes six internationally renowned Christmas carols selected by Jan de Haan. These have been edited by acclaimed composers/arrangers such as Jacob de Haan and Philip Sparke. The six four-part songs contain one part for each instrument and can thus be played by ensembles in different formations.

Content:
Joy to the world
Fum, Fum, Fum
Go tell it on the mountain
Jingle Bells
God rest ye merry, gentlemen
We wish you a merry christmas

Besetzungsmöglichkeiten:
1st part in C': Flute
1st part in C: Oboe
1st part in Bb: Clarinet, Trumpet, SopranoSaxophone, Flugelhorn, Cornet
1st part in Eb: Clarinet
2nd part in C: Flute
2nd part in Bb: Clarinet, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet
2nd part in Eb: Alto clarinet, AltoSaxophone, Horn
2nd part in F: English horn, Horn
3rd part in B TC: TenorSaxophone, Trombone, Baritone, Euphonium
3rd part in B BC: Trombone, Baritone, Euphonium
3rd part in C: Bassoon, Trombone, Euphonium
3rd part in Eb: Alto clarinet, Horn
3rd part in F: Horn
4th part in C': Bassoon, Trombone, Euphonium, Double bass
4th part in C: Tuba
4th part in B TC: Bass clarinet, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba
4th part in B BC: Trombone, Tuba, Euphonium
4th part in Eb TC: BariSaxophone, Tuba
4th part in Eb BC: Tuba