Sounds of the Season

Sounds of the Season is a unique publication featuring 12 magnificent Christmas carol arrangements for solo instrument or voice and piano by Kenneth Downie, William Himes and Andrew Wainwright. Each solo also comes complete with high quality orchestral MP3 accompaniment tracks, available from this website. This resource will be ideal for soloists wishing to carol on a street corner or in a shopping mall while playing the backing tracks through a speaker, or equally in a concert setting accompanied by a pianist. As a wide variety of levels of abilities are catered for, optional cuts or repeats are included in some of the arrangements to allow for simplified versions. Features: i Angels from the Realms of Glory (Regent Square) i Away in a Manger i Good Christian Men, Rejoice i Hark! The Herald Angels Sing i In the Bleak Midwinter i Infant Holy, Infant Lowly i Jingle Bells i O Little Town of Bethlehem (St Louis) i Still, Still, Still i The Holly and the Ivy i The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy i We Wish You a Merry Christmas! Included in this download: i Soloist Book i Piano Accompaniment Book Soloist books are available in the following transpositions: C, Bb, Eb, F, Bass Clef (concert pitch). A Vocal book is also available, although separate accompaniment tracks are provided for these due to variances in the arrangements. The Piano Accompaniment book included with this download features the solo part in concert pitch. Total Duration of Album: 28.30 mins approx.