First Book of Christmas Carol Accompaniments

William Wieland

Page(s) Carol Cover i Table of Contents ii Performance Preparation 1 Away in a Manger 2 Joy to the World 3 I Saw Three Ships 4 & 5 Silent Night 6 O Come Little Children 7 O Come Little Children (syncopated) 8 & 9 Good King Wenceslas 10 Jolly Old Saint Nicholas 11 Come, All Ye Shepherds 12 & 13 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 14 & 15 Still, Still, Still 16 & 17 The Twelve Days of Christmas 18 O Christmas Tree 19 We Wish You a Merry Christmas 20 & 21 We Three Kings 22 & 23 Deck the Halls 24 & 25 Angels We Have Heard on High 26 & 27 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 28 & 29 What Child Is This? 30 & 31 The First Noel 32 & 33 O Holy Night 34 Coventry Carol 35 O Little Town of Bethlehem 36 & 37 Jingle Bells 38 & 39 Up on the Housetop 40 & 41 It Came Upon the Midnight Clear 42 & 43 O Come, All Ye Faithful 44 I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

First Pages Pages 1 – 6 Pages 7 – 10 Pages 11 – 18 Pages 19 – 34 Pages 35 – 44 Lyrics (MS Word file) Melodies for Instruments Flute C Instrument (oboe, violin) C clef (viola) B flat Instrument (clarinet, trumpet) F Instrument (horn) E flat Instrument (alto sax) Bass Instrument (bassoon, trombone, euphonium, cello) I appreciate any comments. For example... Do you find any typos in the lyrics and/or music? Are the vocal ranges comfortable? Is any portion of a piano accompaniment much more difficult than the rest? Which piano accompaniments or alto lines do you like the most?