A Fantasy on Christmas Carols
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0 Full Score A3 - 1 Full Score - 1 Soprano Saxophone I - 1 Soprano Saxophone II - 2 Alto Saxophone I - 2 Alto Saxophone II - 2 Tenor Saxophone - 1 Baritone Saxophone - 4 Flugelhorn I - 4 Flugelhorn II - 4 Flugelhorn III - 1 Cornet Eb - 2 Trumpet I - 2 Trumpet II - 2 Trumpet III - 2 Horn I + II Eb - 2 Horn I + II F - 2 Horn III + IV Eb - 2 Horn III + IV F - 2 Trombone I C - 1 Trombone I Bb (TC) - 1 Trombone I Bb (BC) - 2 Trombone II C - 1 Trombone II Bb (TC) - 1 Trombone II Bb (BC) - 2 Trombone III C - 1 Trombone III Bb (TC) - 1 Trombone III Bb (BC) - 2 Baritone Bb (BC) - 2 Baritone Bb (TC) - 2 Euphonium Bb (BC) - 2 Euphonium Bb (TC) - 2 Bas Bb (TC) - 2 Bas Bb (BC) - 2 Bas Eb (TC) - 2 Bas Eb (BC) - 2 Tuba C - 2 Percussion I - 2 Percussion II - 1 Mallets 1 - 1 Mallets 2 - 1 Timpani
The Christmas fantasy Hymns and Carols is based on a number of relatively unknown carols. Alongside three English Christmas carols, this composition includes a fragment of a Gregorian chant, a Marian antiphon (Salve Regina), and a Russian Carol (Carol of the Bells). A characteristic feature of this last song is the recurring motif that symbolises the bells chiming to welcome in the New Year. The English carols, are of a more familiar character and represent the more lyrical part of this fantasy, with the voicings and harmonization adding an extra dimension to these songs. The piece has a majestic ending, which returns to the aforementioned Salve Regina, a hymn to the Virgin Mary.
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