Product Description
Here are three refreshing new modern arrangements of three popular traditional carols like you aint never heard them before. Intended for the intermediate oboe player and a reasonably competent pianist, they are sure to brighten up your Christmas events whether at home, school, church or recital hall. The pieces could be used during a Christmas service or as stand-alone pieces at an end-of-term presentation. The audio sample includes recordings of all three pieces.
The King Rides Out (based on Good King Wenceslas) starts conventionally enough but turns into a country-style song and then theres a three-part Bach-like contrapuntal section, concluding with a wistful coda. Waltz with Holly or Possibly Ivy (based of course on The Holly and the Ivy) turns into a dreamy waltz with long extended phrases and a good vehicle to show the oboe players tone quality. The Merry Gentleman go Latin is a lively rumba version of God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen.
Colin Kirkpatrick studied composition, cello and piano at Londons prestigious Royal College of Music and after graduation followed a career in music education. He was a High School Music Director in London for about fifteen years and later became a Music Education Adviser for local government, with the added responsibility for training teachers and directing the instrumental teaching service.
He has been published by Boosey & Hawkes, Novello, Paxton, Schott, Oxford University Press, Chester and Belwin Mills. He holds MA and PhD degrees and his other interests include reading, photography, travel, cooking and wine tasting.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.