Holiday Celebration Series

This spirited traditional carol is taken on a musical voyage through several different tempos, keys and moods, including a Latin section with an optional shaker accompaniment. The chromatic harmonies...

Medium jazz waltz.

The traditional Christmas carol, 'Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht,' or 'Silent Night' now arranged for saxophone quartet (SATBar/AATBar) with a beautiful gospel-style treatment by Frank Reinshagen.

The theme of 'Kommet, Ihr Hirten' presented in the style of a classical swing waltz is then followed by a tutti variation of the melody in 4/4 time and, subsequently, by a tenor saxophone solo, which...

Herbei, O Ihr Gläub'gen' is a highly rhythmical arrangement. After a rubato introduction, the groove in 5/4 time immediately sets in and runs through the complete piece. The unusual measure lends a fl...

Hymns and Carols are the two main sources for the melodies that are associated with traditional Christmas Music. While hymns are predominately sacred, the historical roots of carols are in religious a...

Hymns and Carols are the two main sources for the melodies that are associated with traditional Christmas music. While hymns are predominately sacred, the historical roots of carols are in religious a...

A lively arrangement of the traditional Christmas carol. Ideal for encore.

Delightful setting based upon the traditional christmas song. This arrangement utilizes common string quartet techniques coupled with lush harmonies and contrasting styles.

Traditional 18th Century Carols.Well-crafted coupling of two popular christmas carols. Ideal for holiday programming or as an encore piece.Level of proficience: Advanced.

Was wäre Weihnachten ohne den strahlenden Klang der Trompeten? Für die vorliegende Sammlung hat der erfahrene Arrangeur, Autor und Pädagoge Manuel Hilleke 15 traditionelle Weihnachtslieder für Piccolo...

Hymns and Carols are the two main sources for the melodies that are associated with traditional Christmas music. While hymns are predominately sacred, the historical roots of carols are in religious a...

Hymns and Carols are the two main sources for the melodies that are associated with traditional Christmas music. While hymns are predominately sacred, the historical roots of carols are in religious a...

Hymns and Carols are the two main sources for the melodies that are associated with traditional Christmas music. While hymns are predominately sacred, the historical roots of carols are in religious a...

Hymns and Carols are the two main sources for the melodies that are associated with traditional Christmas music. While hymns are predominately sacred, the historical roots of carols are in religious a...

One of the most popular German Christmas carols has now been arranged in three-four time. The short solo of the alto saxophone can also be improvised thanks to the notated chords.

An engaging composition based on a traditional Chanukah tune. Use of ethnic melodic inflections and rich harmonic textures featuring the soprano and tenor saxophone with interludes. Ideal for holiday...

I was inspired to arrange this old gospel song by an elderly fisherman from Tancook Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It's his favorite song. It's a simple 16 measure pentatonic tune. PBS did an entire spe...

My arrangement of I Saw 3 Ships ... is written in a quasi-baroque style in a quasi-rondo form. For years these 2 English carols have felt to me like 2 parts of the same song and I have arranged them l...

Interesting coupling of these two favorite christmas carols. Ideal for holiday programming or as an encore piece.Intermediate to advanced.Approximately 6 to 8 minutes in length.

After initially introducing the theme in a mere 'cloud of sound', the piece, then, starts off in a Cajun/New Orleans groove. All the voices have their solo spots. More and more independent voices join...

A beautiful series of harmonic variations on this well-known Christmas favorite is developed with modulations through several different keys, featuring the individual instruments in both solo and ense...

A medley of What Child Is This? (Greensleeves), The First Noel, and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen is developed through fresh and colorful harmonic variations. The chromatic harmonies and changes in temp...

This spirited traditional carol is taken on a musical voyage through several different tempos, keys and moods, including a Latin section with an optional shaker accompaniment. The chromatic harmonies...

Que serait Noël sans le son rayonnant des trompettes ? Manuel Hilleke, arrangeur, auteur et pédagogue expérimenté, a composé pour la trompette piccolo 15 chants de Noël traditionnels. Outre les versio...