Scored for Chorus and Full Orchestra; Duration is 3 minutes
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Duration & Difficulty Level
Featured Carol
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Duration & Difficulty Level DURATION: ca. 3 minutes
DIFFICULTY LEVEL FOR CHORUS: Moderately Difficult — recommended for professional choirs or high-quality community choirs
DIFFICULTY LEVEL FOR ORCHESTRA: Difficult — recommended only for professional symphony or pops orchestras
Carol Featured in the Arrangement"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
(Words & Melody: Traditional English)
(Note: This is an original work based on a carol whose words and melody are in the public domain. This work is copyright by Peter Bloesch, and all rights are reserved, including the right to perform, record, or broadcast the piece.)
Description of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
There have been many arrangements made of this carol, to be sure, but this one distinguishes itself as being one of the fastest and most rollicking ever created. This arrangement highlights the frenzied flurry of holiday activities that we all too often find ourselves tangled up in, and thus it gently pokes fun at our holiday madness.
The forward drive of this arrangement never lets up, from the whirlwind opening all the way through to the chorus's humorously stubborn cries for figgy pudding near the end. This piece is short, but makes quite an impact. Boisterous and fun throughout, and with a rather splashy ending, it would make a dazzling send-off for your audience.
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3 Flutes (3rd doubles on Piccolo), 2 Oboes, 1 English Horn, 3 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bassoons, 1 Contrabassoon, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets in C, 3 Trombones (2 tenors and 1 bass), 1 Tuba
4 Percussionists: 1 timpanist (4 timps) ; 3 percussionists on the following instruments: Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Chimes, Piatti, Suspended Cymbal, Sizzle Cymbal (suspended), Snare Drum, Triangle, Tambourine, Mark Tree, Bell Tree, Finger Cymbal, Whip
1 Harp
1 Piano (Note: This part could be played on an electronic keyboard.)
Strings
SATB Chorus
