Name: Jolly Old Saint Nicholas (arr. F. Leslie Smith) by James Lord Pierpont Brass Ensemble Digital Sheet Music
Brand: Sweetwater Brass Press
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Jolly Old Saint Nicholas (arr. F. Leslie Smith)
by James Lord Pierpont Brass Quintet - Digital Sheet Music

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Product Details

Title Jolly Old Saint Nicholas (arr. F. Leslie Smith)

Artist James Lord Pierpont

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer James Lord Pierpont

Arranger F. Leslie Smith

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 20

Arrangement Brass Ensemble

Publisher Sweetwater Brass Press

Level 4

Product ID 905000

Genre Christmas

Performance Group Brass Quintet

Product Description

This song was first published in 1881, with lyrics by Benjamin Hanby (who also wrote "Up on the House Top"). The melody to which "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas" is usually sung was composed by James Lord Pierpont; it was this tune that Pierpont first used for his "Jingle Bells."

This arrangement begins with a fanfare-like introduction followed by a formal, "hymnlike but enthusiastic" presentation of the melody. The next section is a direct contrast, light and upbeat, turning into a variation featuring an alternative melody played by the horn. It finishes with the full ensemble, trumpet adding flourishes on top, horn and trombone providing counterpoint, and builds to a mighty close.

This arrangement was completed in 2012, and performance time runs about 2 minutes, 34 seconds. The arranger, Les Smith, can be reached at lessmith@ufl.edu. For more arrangements by Les, enter "Sweetwater Brass Press" (without the quotation marks) in the SheetMusicPlus search box.

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