Christmas Small Concert Band

“Guten Abend, schön Abend, es weihnachtet schon”
is a beautiful, peaceful Christmas tune
from Carinthia that will lend your Advent and Christmas concert a
particularly atmospheric and festive mood.

Music & lyrics: Traditional
Arrangement: Karl Michael Wolf
Key: B flat major
Grade: 2
Small Concert Band (with vocals)

Parts format: A5
Score format: A4

A beautiful, peaceful, Alpine-style Christmas piece,
also very well suited for youth concert band 

For small concert band with organ and optional lyrics.

Part sheet size: A5
Score: A4

Arrangement: Karl Michael Wolf
Difficulty: 1+
Key: F Major

Join the "Föhrenberger Blasmusik" on
a wintry trip to St. Johann...

The beautiful winter waltz by Roland Gruner
in the edition for Small Concert Band with vocals (optional).

Arrangement: Willi Stelzig
Key: B flat major to E flat major
Level: 2-3

Weihnachten steht vor der Tür - this phrase isn’t just an
idiomatic expression about the approaching Advent season, but also a
well-known, lively Christmas song.
The song originally comes from the Czech Republic and
became a real catchy tune back in the GDR. 

Small concert band with vocals (optional)

Arrangement: Erwin Jahreis
Key: E-flat Major
Level: 2-3

One of the world’s most famous Irish ballads
in a new arrangement by Erwin Jahreis for small concert band.  

With its melancholic melody, based on the Irish classic “Londonderry Air,”
and its heartfelt and moving lyrics, which speak of farewell, longing, and hope,
this timeless and beautiful song is particularly suited to the contemplative Christmas season. 

Music and lyrics: Traditional
Arrangement: Erwin Jahreis 

Key: B-flat Major 
Level: 2-3
Duration: 4 min. 11 sec. 

Edition for Small Concert Band 
with vocals (optional, in English) 
 

Edition for Small Concert Band

This beautiful,
melodic chorale was composed by Sebastian Tuschla-Hoffmann.

Difficulty: 3
Key: A-flat Major

The composer was inspired by the beauty and
charm of the church at the San Marco Monastery during a visit to Florence.

Es ist wieder Weihnachtszeit

To the well-known melody of "The First Noël".

A beautiful title for the Christmas concert.

Solo for vocals / instrument in b or eb
with a sensitive concert band accompaniment
(also performable with mixed choir)

Arrangement: Erwin Jahreis
German lyrics: Kati Schubert
Key: B flat major on C major
Grade: 3