Description

'O Christmas Tree' is a playful german traditional folk song. While not originally associated with christmas, it eventually has become a memorable carol that is continuously sung throughout the holiday season. The main point of the text is to discuss faithfulness and consistency.

This arrangement of the carol takes the audience on many different journeys. This includes many different key changes as well as metric modulations. This is a perfect arrangement for an upcoming festive brass recital to features six star trumpeters.

Performance Notes

The arrangement was designed with an antiphonal ensemble in mind. There are two different scores in order to help conductors study the music. With this, conductors are allowed to have their performers be in score order, or the suggested antiphonal order below.

Antiphonal Performance

Trumpet 1 (C Part Recommended)
Trumpet 3 (Only Bb Part)
Flugelhorn 1
Flugelhorn 2
Trumpet 4 (Only Bb Part)
Trumpet 2 (C Part Recommended)

For an easier performance in fingerings, and for a slight change of timbres, Trumpets 1 and 2 are recommended to use a C Trumpet to perform this arrangement. However, a Bb part is also included. To keep all of the instruments in the same key, the score only features Trumpet in Bb for Tpt. 1 and 2.