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Title	Sounds of Christmas Joy, The
Article no.	4004593
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Christmas music (orchestra instrumentation)
Instrumentation	Ha (concert/wind band)
Instrumentation/info	holiday
Format	PrtStm (full score and parts)
Country of publication	USA (us)
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Series title	Concert Band
Year of publication	2002
Composer	Swearingen, James
Difficulty level	3
Duration	3:00
Additional info/contents	Beethoven's 'Ode an die Freude' liegt diesem gelungenen weihnächtlichen Arrangement von James Swearingen zu Grunde. Nicht zuletzt durch den Einsatz verschiedener Glocken (Röhrenglocken, Glockenspiel) gelingt es bestimmt, Weihnachtsstimmung zu verbreiten. Opening with a fanfare based on 'Joy To The World' featuring prominent bells and chimes, Swearingen then seques into an expressive, 'classical' setting of Beethoven's famous 'Ode to Joy'. After a tasty modulation into a new setting of 'Ode to Joy' with modern harmonies and tone colors, the final section presents a traditional rendition of 'Joy to the World'. Concludes with a 'classically' based presto! L'Ode à la joie' de Beethoven a servi de base à cet excellent arrangement de Noël. L'utilisation de différentes cloches (cloches tubulaires, glockenspiel) contribue certainement à matérialiser l'ambiance de Noël.
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	Sounds of Christmas Joy, The (concert/wind band), full score and parts
	Sounds of Christmas Joy, The (concert/wind band), full score

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