Sheet Music for Brass Band
No 305 Festive Fanfare - Oh, How Joyfully
by David Rowsell
This piece was written as a program opener and is based on the carol "Oh, How Joyfully". This traditional Sicilian melody dates back to the eighteenth century.
No 306 Spanish Dance
by Peter I. Tchaikovsky, arr by Stephen Bulla
From Tchaikovsky´s two-act ballet "The Nutcracker" comes this charming set piece from the second act. It is part of a series of staged dances that include Arabian, Chinese, Danish, Russian and Spanish costumed performers.
No 307 Stella Nova
by Erik Silfverberg
Stella Nova - The New Star - contains three of the most well-known and loved Christmas Carols in the composer´s homeland Denmark. The first one tells about the new star appearing in the sky and leading the three wise men to the stable in Bethlehem. The second is the universally known Silent Night and the last is a 14th century Latin hymn which throught the German language went into the Danish Hymnals about 1550. In English the lyrics are translated:
A child is born in Bethlehem, Bethlehem
Rejoice, rejoice, Jerusalem!
Halleujah! Hallelujah!
No 308 March - The Joy of Christmas
by James Cheyne
The Joy of Christmas is a collection of Chrstmas songs that reflect the joy of the seson, including "Deck the Halls" - "Angels from the realms of glory" - "O how joyfully" - "I heard the bells" - "Joy to the world" - "Here we come a-wassailing" - "Angels we have heard on high" and "O come, All ye faithful".