Duets on traditional Christmas Carols, arranged for two intermediate or
advancing trombone, euphonium, or bassoon players. If you are looking for
simple harmonizations of Christmas Carols, this collection is not for you. If
you are looking for something more, you've come to the right place.
Much more than simply the basic familiar melody with a simple harmony part,
the Carols included in this collection are: Away in a Manger, Carol of the
Bells, the First Noel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, God Rest Ye Merry
Gentlemen, Hark the Herald Angel Sings, Medley in 6/8 (In Dulci Jubiloiaka
Good Christian Men Rejoice, Sussex Carol, and I Saw Three Ships), It Came
Upon a Midnight Clear, Joy to the World, O Come All Ye Faithful, Silent
Night, We Three Kings, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, and What Child is
This?
Many have enjoyed the duet arrangements found in 12 Christmas Duets,
Volumes 1 & 2, arranged by Kenneth Baird. However, the range and technical
demands of many of those arrangements made some of them beyond the reach of
many intermediate players. These new arrangements fill the need for Christmas
duet arrangements for intermediate players that are interesting, challenging,
a joy for friends to play together and a great resource for teachers to play
at lessons with their students. Additionally, these are suitable for informal
Christmas performances and many are appropriate for Christmas church
services.
Most of these new arrangements are based on the earlier more advanced
arrangements, but these have fewer range and technical demands, as well as
other changes. While still more challenging than the sort of Christmas Carol
duets that are commonly found that are simply the basic melody with an added
harmony part, most intermediate trombone, euphonium, or bassoon players will find these arrangements to be
a great fit. iand more advanced players will likely find them enjoyable,
too!
For more advanced duet arrangements of Christmas carols, please check out
my 12 Christmas Duets and my Christmas Duets, Vol. 2. For much easier duet
arrangements of Christmas carols, please check out my Christmas Duets for
Young Trombone Players.