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Christmas Duets for All: Trombone, Baritone B.C., Bassoon, Tuba Book

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Christmas Duets for All: Trombone, Baritone B.C., Bassoon, Tuba Book

Holiday Songs from Around the World

Arr. William Ryden

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This collection of 26 holiday songs and carols can be played together in harmony by any number or combination of instruments. Woodwinds, brass, strings, and mallet percussion can have fun playing in like instrument ensembles and get creative with any mixed ensemble. They are also outstanding tools for auditions, sight reading, and learning the art of ensemble playing.

Titles: The Sleep of the Child Jesus * The Angels and the Shepherds * Unto Us Is Born a Son * A Child This Day Is Born * O Come, O Come, Emmanuel * It Came Upon a Midnight Clear * Silent Night * O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) * O Sanctissima * I Saw Three Ships * O Come, All Ye Faithful * Tell Us Wisemen * O Little Town of Bethlehem * The Babe in Bethlehem's Manger Laid * Deck the Halls * The New Born Babe * Good King Wenceslas * What You Gonna Call Your Pretty Little Baby? * Fum, Fum, Fum! * Hark! What Mean Those Holy Voices? * Masters in This Hall * Born Today Is the Child Divine (Il Est Ne) * Rocking * March of the Three Kings * A La Media Noche * PataPan.

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Series: For All Series
Publisher: Alfred Music
Page Count: 24
ISBN10: 0-7692-5921-9
ISBN13: 978-0-7692-5921-5
UPC: 029156186512
SKU: 00-EL9561
Instrumentation: Trombone, Baritone B.C., Bassoon, Tuba

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Why we love this

The flexibility here is genuine. You can run these duets with any combination of your low brass and low woodwinds, which means a trombone and tuba pair sounds just as complete as trombone and bassoon. That kind of practical arranging pays off when your ensemble roster shifts mid-year or you're building a program that uses who shows up.

What to expect

Warm and unhurried. These arrangements let low voices sing through familiar carols with clarity and harmonic depth, creating that resonant holiday texture that only happens when brass and woodwind voicings blend in the middle to lower register.

Who it's for

Trombone, baritone, bassoon, and tuba players working in flexible ensemble contexts. These duets serve rehearsal objectives (audition preparation, sight-reading practice) and concert programming equally well.

How to get the most out of it

  • Balance the harmonic weight by having both players listen for how their dynamic choices affect the overall sound; these duets need neither player to dominate the other.
  • Work through a few pieces at sight-reading tempo first to build ensemble confidence before polishing them for performance.
  • Experiment with doubling parts across different instrument pairs to discover which combinations give each carol its warmest voicing.

How to use it

Use these as a low brass and woodwind feature in a holiday concert, or slot individual pieces into rehearsal as ensemble-building sight-reading work throughout December. They're also ideal audition material for students demonstrating their ability to listen, balance, and follow a partner.

Skills your students will build

  • Listening and balancing in a two-part ensemble texture
  • Reading bass and tenor clefs fluently
  • Maintaining harmonic awareness across different instrument pairings
  • Sight-reading in familiar harmonic contexts
  • Shaping long melodic lines within a duet framework

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