Baton Christmas

Much of Schubert's songs do have a simple strophic character. These verses stand half-way between 'Art-song' and 'Folk-song'; the melody seems to be drawn from nature. Schubert marvellously achieved t...

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 -1912) was an English composer, best known for his glorious Violin Concerto, the excellent 'Symphony in A minor' and the oratorio trilogy 'Hiawatha'. But his 'Christmas O...

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 -1912) was an English composer, best known for his glorious Violin Concerto, the excellent 'Symphony in A minor' and the oratorio trilogy 'Hiawatha'. But his 'Christmas O...

The Romanian Christmas Carols are comprised of original Romanian folk tunes, collected by Bartók over the course of many years, beginning in 1909. While much of his folk-inspired music used peasant da...

The Romanian Christmas Carols are comprised of original Romanian folk tunes, collected by Bartók over the course of many years, beginning in 1909. While much of his folk-inspired music used peasant da...

Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707) was a Danish-German organist and composer of the Baroque period. His organ works represent a central part of the standard organ repertoire and are frequently performed...

Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707) was a Danish-German organist and composer of the Baroque period. His organ works represent a central part of the standard organ repertoire and are frequently performed...

This arrangement of Italian shepherd's music reserves a major role for the clarinetchoir in your orchestra. The simple shepherd's melody is arranged in 12/8 time as was customary in the pastoral tradi...

This arrangement of Italian shepherd's music reserves a major role for the clarinetchoir in your orchestra. The simple shepherd's melody is arranged in 12/8 time as was customary in the pastoral tradi...

The prelude from Saint-SaÙns' Christmas oratorio, to which the composer himself added the note, 'in the style of Bach'. An extremely fitting opening to any Christmas concert. (Concert Band)

In December 1755 Mozart's father drew inspiration from a horse sleigh-ride. Needless to say, the sleigh bells and coachman's whip were not neglected. (Concert Band)

In December 1755 Mozart's father drew inspiration from a horse sleigh-ride. Needless to say, the sleigh bells and coachman's whip were not neglected. (Concert Band)

The Italian Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) may have been the first to embody the tradition of the sheperds music, the Pastorale in orchestral music. In this transcription special attention has to be gi...

In this transcription of Giovanni Gabrieli's Christmas Motet 'Angelus ad pastores ait' for twelve voices in two choirs, the choirs are presented by the woodwind- and the brasschoir of the Symphonic Ba...

The Oratorio de NoÙl, opus 112 was composed in 1858 and is one of the four oratorios he wrote.It is scored for five soloists (soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor and baritone) four-part mixed choir, s...

The Oratorio de NoÙl, opus 112 was composed in 1858 and is one of the four oratorios he wrote.It is scored for five soloists (soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor and baritone) four-part mixed choir, s...

The work of the Russian composer Anatol Liadov (1855-1914) is characterized by bizarre humour, originality, precision and imagination. All these qualities are expressed in the 'Eight Russian Folk Song...

In the years 1873-76 Franz Liszt composed 'Weihnachtsbaum' (Christmas Tree), a suite 12 of pieces for solo piano and later for piano four-hands. The suite does not demand great virtuosity and it has b...

In the years 1873-76 Franz Liszt composed 'Weihnachtsbaum' (Christmas Tree), a suite 12 of pieces for solo piano and later for piano four-hands. The suite does not demand great virtuosity and it has b...

Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (commonly translated in English as "Lo, how a rose e"er blooming") is a Christmas carol and Marian Hymn of German origin. Because of its prophetic theme, the song is popular...

Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (commonly translated in English as "Lo, how a rose e"er blooming") is a Christmas carol and Marian Hymn of German origin. Because of its prophetic theme, the song is popular...

The Sinfonia is the opening of the second part of the Christmas Oratorio: `Am zweiten Weihnachtsfeiertage'. This romantic piece of music was in the tradition of the shepherd music as set by Italian co...

In 1906 Richard Strauss composed the song "Die heiligen drei Könige aus Morgenland" on a text by Heinrich Heine. The text is a simple telling of the Three Kings following the star, and entering the ho...

In 1906 Richard Strauss composed the song "Die heiligen drei Könige aus Morgenland" on a text by Heinrich Heine. The text is a simple telling of the Three Kings following the star, and entering the ho...

German composer Peter Cornelius composed his song cycle "Weihnachtslieder" ("Christmas Songs"), Opus 8, in 1856. Cornelius, who also was a gifted writer and had first pursued a career as an actor, wro...