Christmas traditional

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

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

For concert band with organ and text ad lib.

Part format: A5
Score: A4

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

‘A Christmas March’ is a lively, easy-to-play piece
suitable for the opening or closing of a Christmas concert.

The main theme of this march is original, though here and there
Philip Sparke has peppered the piece with allusions
to well-known Christmas carols. His choices include:

Adeste Fidelis (Come, O Faithful), Deck the Halls,
Good King Wenceslas and Jingle Bells.
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen forms the trio section of the march.

A lovely new yet familiar-sounding Christmas piece!

Concert Band edition

Edition for 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 Monastery of San Marco during a visit to Florence.

Hell erscheint der Abendstern

A soulful ballad (not only) for the christmas season.

Music: Hans Kaufmes
Lyrics: Kati Schubert

Arrangement: Johannes Thaler
Key: D flat major
Grade: 2-3

Voices for mixed choir are also available for this edition.

Alpenglühen (Solo for two flugelhorns)

A fantasy by Adolf Angst in an
beautiful editing by Johannes Thaler.

Key: B-flat-major on E-flat-major
Grade: 3+

Ave Verum Corpus (K.V. 618)

Music: W.A. Mozart
Arrangement: Franz Watz
Key: E flat major

Cantique de Noël / O Holy Night

The 19th-century Christmas carol *Cantique de Noël* by Adolphe Charles Adam
was at the time criticised by church authorities for its lack of good taste and the absence of
religious sentiment. But they were wrong: the song is popular all over the world
and is still sung frequently – even in churches. Roland Kernen presents a beautiful
version for Concert Band here.

Arrangement: Roland Kernen
Difficulty: 2+
Key: E flat major

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 Monastery of San Marco during a visit to Florence.

Silent Night

Silent Night was written by the Austrian composer and organist Franz Gruber
on 24 December 1818, commissioned by the priest of St Nicholas’ Church in Oberndorf.
Who could have imagined back then that this song, with its romantic character, would one day be translated into 150
languages and sung all over the world? Jacob de Haan wrote this
superb arrangement for concert band with optional male choir.

Arrangement: Jacob de Haan
Difficulty: 2+
Key: B flat major

Venite Adoremus (Herbei, o Ihr Gläubigen, Adeste fideles, O Come All Ye Faithful)

Heinz Briegel
Key: B flat major

"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
Concert band (with vocals)

Parts format: A5
Score format: A4

“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
Large Concert Band (with vocals)

Parts format: A5
Score format: A4