Music for Christmas (Flexible ensemble)

Description

The volumes of the Ad libitum series contain duos, trios and quartets of easy, medium and advanced levels of difficulty, which are playable with various combinations of instruments. Ad libitum Family Edition volumes are recommended mainly for families or groups of friends where at least three people play an instrument. Each of the pieces included can be performed using flexible instrumentation, whether there are three, four or even five persons who would like to play together. This volume contains the finest of easily playable pieces for Christmas and Advent. Some can include a singer, so that a vocal part appears with the instrumental ones.

• At least two melodic and one accompanying instruments are required to perform the pieces
• Part I - violin / descant recorder / flute / oboe / clarinet / soprano saxophone / trumpet
• Part II - violin / treble recorder / clarinet / trumpet
• Accompaniment- piano / guitarAny of the following optional parts can be added
• Voice (ad libitum)
• Percussion (ad libitum)
• Bass (ad libitum)- cello / bassoon / euphonium

Contents

• 1. Wade, John Francis: Adeste, fideles - O come, all ye faithful (Cantus diversi, 1751)
• 2. Ismeretlen szerz?: Quem pastores laudavere - While their flocks the shepherds tended
• 3. Schein, Johann Hermann: Dies est laetitiae - Royal day that chasest gloom (Cantional, 1627)
• 4. Vulpius, Melchior: Unto the world this happy morn (Ein schön geistlich Gesangbuch, 1609)
• 5. Esterházy Pál: Dormi, Jesu, dulcissime - Sleep, my dearest Jesus (Harmonia caelestis, 1711)
• 6. Ismeretlen szerz?: O Christmas tree
• 7. Praetorius, Michael: Lo, how a rose e'er blooming (Musae Sioniae, 6. Theil, No. 53, 1609)
• 8. Dandrieu, Pierre: Christmas (Noels, O filii, chansons de Saint-Jacques, Stabat mater, et carillons, ca 1721/1733)
• 9. Praetorius, Michael: Puer natus in Bethlehem - A Child is born in Bethlehem
• 10. Gruber, Franz Xaver: Silent night (1818)
• 11. Sullivan, Arthur Seymour Sir: It came upon a midnight clear (1874)
• 12. Ismeretlen szerz?: Noel nouvelet
• 13. Schein, Johann Hermann: Now come, saviour of the heathens (Opella nova, 1618)
• 14. Händel, Georg Friedrich: Pastorale (Messiah, HWV 56)
• 15. Bach, Johann Sebastian: In dulci jubilo (BWV 368)