Arrangements for Brasses

Six Traditional Carols
Arranged by Dale Elmshaeuser

The carols are "Lo! How a Rose E'er Blooming;" "O Come, All Ye Faithful;" "While by My Flocks I Watched at Night" (Echo Carol); "Away in a Manger" (Tune: Away in a Manger/Mueller); "Angels We Have Heard on High;" and "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing."

Each carol has a traditional setting and an alternate, more modern treatment. The latter range from meditative to almost humorous. The arrangement can be played as a complete suite, a traditional suite, or a modern suite. The pitches are appropriate for accompanying the congregation or choir with the traditional settings and some of the alternate settings. Brasses can play alone, or the organist can join in, reading from the Conductor/Keyboard Score.

This arrangement can be played by as few as four instruments (typically I & II Trumpets, and I & II Trombones). Parts are included for I & II F Horns, Baritone T.C., and Tuba, so that quartets can be formed in different ways, or various doublings may be made for larger ensembles. The difficulty level is 3.

Full set includes a Conductor/Keyboard Score, transposed parts for individual instruments, and suggestions for rehearsal and performance.