Slawson-Christmas Day (SP)-B/V/C/X/M/3T/P

Falling to sleep on the night before Christmas is no easy task for a child. While anxiously dreaming of things to come, the clock ticks and tocks. Such is the story of Brian Slawson's Christmas Day.

Following a festive statement from the solo chimes, holiday cheer spills forth in musical colors only percussion instruments can provide. The clock (temple blocks) starts its countdown to the big day amidst a light and carefree melody.

Rhythms are generally basic and repetitive. So besides providing holiday cheer, Christmas Day is a great vehicle in which to teach younger players the basics of handling 12/8 time. This piece gives entry-level players to prepare a rousing piece in limited time. You can't wrap that kind of gift with a bow!

Christmas Day ships as a professionally spiral bound folio with a full color cover. Individual parts are included as printable PDFs on a CD-ROM. No more lost parts!

Number of players: 8
Difficulty: Easy/intermediate

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: xylophone
Player 3: vibraphone
Player 4: marimba (4 octave shared with player 5)
Player 5: marimba (4 octave shared with player 4)
Player 6: chimes
Player 7: timpani (3)
Player 8: triangle, sleigh bells, suspended cymbal, temple blocks, tambourine
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