Partitions pour orchestre d'instruments à vent

Wassailing songs are among the most popular of the secular holiday songs of Christmas. The tradition of 'wassailing' refers to townsfolk going door to door, singing and drinking to the health of those...

Twas in the Moon of Wintertime (also known as 'The Huron Carol' and 'The Huron Indian Carol') is generally considered the first Canadian Christmas carol. This hauntingly beautiful piece set for band i...

This traditional folk song from Catalonia (a region in Spain) has been regularly sung during the Christmas season all over the world. There are also numerous instrumental versions, including notable o...

For many reasons, Christmas means joy. This tune, 'Ding Dong Merrily on High,' is a wonderful musical snapshot of the whole season. In this arrangement, we hear church bells chiming, voices uniting an...

Deck the Hall is a traditional Christmas and New Years' carol. This arrangement features call and response between a few instruments and the remainder of the band allowing lots of players to have shor...

Have you ever wondered how Santa can get around everyone's house without making a sound? This arrangement of Up on the Housetop is a musical depiction of what it would sound like if Santa was caught s...

The Great Jingle Bell Chase conjures images of Santa Claus running behind on Christmas Eve and desperately trying to deliver all the presents before the sun comes up! The Great Jingle Bell Chase is a...

Away in a Manger is a beautiful nineteenth century English carol. This warm setting will delight audiences with its familiar melody with a modern twist. The melody is featured in the flute, alto sax,...

This is a lesser-known Spanish Christmas piece dating from around 1550. It is rhythmic and colorful with melody in several voices. The opening is a call-and-response between the trombone and the remai...

Chaque année, au moment des fêtes de fin d'année, ces adorables personnages des Peanuts se retrouvent dans les foyers de millions de fans grâce à leurs célèbres émissions spéciales à la télévision. Ch...

These two holiday classics are joined in the memorable swing-style duo. A number of your students have an opportunity to solo in this fresh new arrangement but of course the solos are generously cued....

Using 'Good King Wenceslas?ö?ç? like a cantus firmus, Larry Clark has composed a fresh-sounding Christmas piece that glows with the warmth of love, indeed the 'first gift of Christmas.?ö?ç? This is a...

Simple Gifts is one of America's most beautiful songs. Most people believe it is a folk song, but it was actually written by Joseph Brackett, a shaker minister, and has become synonymous with American...

Bill Calhoun is quickly becoming one of the best composers in this business. He has a way of writing pieces that are exciting, well-scored, interesting and different. Night Flight shows his aggressive...

Commençant par des percussions et des accords dissonants, cette mise en musique du Premier Noël se transforme rapidement en un magnifique duo de flûtes. Avec une mélodie librement adaptée utilisant de...

Beginning with percussion and dissonant chords, this setting of The First Noel quickly moves to a beautiful flute duet. With a freely adapted melody using rhythmic motives, tone clusters, and creative...

For very beginning students, Carl Strommen gives us a new arrangement of a popular Christmas carol in march style, making it sound as if angels are marching down the street in a parade. This well-scor...

Brilliantly scored and cleverly constructed, this treatment of the familiar Christmas Carol 'Good King Wenceslas?ö?ç? is symphonic in scope and breadth. As usual with Thurston, the harmonies are sophi...