| 30296 | Classic Christmas, A |
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| Vivaldi, Antonio (Arr. Wagner, Douglas E.) |  Score
 mp3 audio
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| Category: Full Orchestra; String Orchestra |
| Grade: Medium |
| Duration: 5:00 |
| Instrumentation: 2.1.3+1(+Eb).1/2.3.3.1,timp,5 perc,AATB sax,euphonium,(TC/BC baritone),str=8.8(5).5.5.5,(pf,hrpschd),(SATB chs) |
| Comments: Band pak + String pak - each with separate scores. Band pak has multiple copies of wind parts. Vivaldi - Gloria; Bach - From Heaven Above to Earth I Come; Handel - MESSIAH: For Unto Us a Child Is Born, Hallelujah Chorus. Key of Eb. Playable strings (must perform with piano if performing strings alone). |
| Description: This versatile arrangement can be performed as full or string orchestra with optional chorus. Excerpts from three Baroque Christmas masterworks, Gloria by Vivaldi, From Heaven Above to Earth I Come by J. S. Bach, and two movements from Handel's Messiah, all come together in this festive musical celebration of the season. |