O Tannenbaum

General Info

Arranger: Harvey Minchin
Difficulty: Elementary
Duration: 00:01:40
Cost: $15.00

Instrumentation

Part 1: Glockenspiel / Metallaphone / Vibraphone
Part 2: Xylophone / Marimba
Part 3: Sleigh Bells / Tambourine / Shakers / Maracas
Part 4: Snare Drum / Wood block / Triangle
Part 5: Bass Drum / Cowbells

Description

O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) for Flexible Percussion Ensemble is arranged with small, beginner ensembles in mind. There are six parts, two for mallets and four for percussion, and can be played as a quintet or with multiple players on each part, using the instruments that are available. The two mallet parts can be played on the same type of instruments or different. One way would be for the Mallets 1 part be played on metal instruments, such as bells, metalphones, and vibraphones, and the Mallets 2 part on wooden instruments, such as xylophones and marimbas. Percussion 1 can be played on sleigh bells, jingle bells, tambourines, shakers, maracas, etc. Percussion 2 can be played on snare drums, high drums, wood blocks, triangles, etc. Percussion 2 can be played on bass drums, low drums, cowbells, etc. Percussion 4 can be played on triangles, finger cymbals, suspended cymbal with a stick, etc. Being written for beginner ensembles, the parts are easily accessible to percussion ensembles, as a percussion feature for a holiday concert, or in a general music class when percussion instruments are being learned.

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O Tannenbaum

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General Info

Instrumentation

Description

Arrangements for Percussion by this Arranger

Solo

Marimba Duet

Percussion Ensemble

Flexible Ensemble

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