Play a song of Christmas - Viola
Description
- Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (16th Century Melody)
- O Little Town of Bethlehem (Redner)
- Away in a Manger (German)
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (Handel)
- Angels We Have Heard on High (French)
- Joy to the World (Handel)
- I Saw Three Ships (Traditional)
- Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella (French)
- The Wassail Song (English)
- God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English)
- Good King Wenceslas (Traditional)
- Deck the Hall (Welsh)
- Good Christian Men, Rejoice (German)
- O Come, All Ye Faithful (Traditional)
- It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Willis)
- The First Noel (Traditional)
- Silent Night (Gruber)
- Away in a Manger (Luther-Spilman)
- O Santissima (Sicilian Mariner's Hymn)
- Come, All Ye Shepherds (Bohemian)
- Christians, Awake (Wainwright)
- Unto Us Is Born a Son (Traditional)
- What Child Is This? (English)
- Coventry Carol (Traditional)
- Hark, Ye Shepherds (Italian)
- Angels from the Realms of Glory (Smart)
- Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (Mendelssohn)
- We Three Kings of Orient Are (Hopkins)
- Beautiful Saviour (German)
- O Christmas Tree (German)
- Jolly Old Saint Nicholas (Anon)
- Jingle Bells (Pierpont)
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English)
- O Holy Night (Adam)
- March of the Three Kings (Provencal Melody)
Created for flexible ensembles of any size and combination. Each instrumental book contains the melody (PART A) as well as one of the harmony parts (PART B, C, or D).
A string ensemble, woodwind ensemble, or brass ensemble covers all 4 parts, and mixed ensembles may select books and parts to fill the harmony. In addition, the music sounds complete even when not all parts are covered.
Beginning with this 2011 edition, a separate CD provides recorded piano parts, allowing individual musicians on any instrument to play the melody with full accompaniment, or the piano recordings may fill in missing parts when fewer than four musicians are available.
Each carol has been written-out once through. When longer versions are desired, please feel free to add repeats, possibly changing dynamics, changing octaves, or adding ornamentation, on subsequent repeated stanzas.