The Twelve Days of Christmas

General Info

Year of Published: 1990
Publisher: OU Percussion Press
Arranger: Richard Gipson
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 00:03:50
Cost: $30.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Crotales
Player 3: Vibraphone I
Player 4: Vibraphone II
Player 5: Xylophone
Player 6: Marimba I
Player 7: Marimba II
Player 8: Bass Marimba
Player 9: Chimes
Player 10: Timpani
Player 11: Triangle & nightingale call & cricket call & Snare Drum & Cowbell & Slide Whistle & Train Whistle
Player 12: Finger Cymbals & Sleigh Bells & Suspended Cymbal & Duck Call & Mark Tree & Castanets & Bass Drum

Description

These special arrangements for percussion ensemble, featuring traditional carols and modern seasonal favorites fully arranged for 8-12 players, have become standards for Christmas programs throughout the country. The full compliment of keyboard instruments, as well as timpani and percussion, are used in this arrangement.

Arrangements for Percussion by this Arranger

Christmas Medley - Percussion 11
Deck the Halls (Randol Alan Bass) - Percussion 14
Fum, Fum, Fum! - Percussion 12
I Saw Three Ship - Percussion 12
Melisande's Death - Mallet Octet
Minor Moment - Xylophone & Mallet Trio
O Green and Shimmering Tree, Good Day! - Percussion 12
Oh Holy Night - Percussion 10
The Christmas Song - Percussion 12
The Twelve Days of Christmas - Percussion 12
Silent Night (Gipson) - Percussion 10
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Gipson) - Percussion 11