Good King Wenceslas (Concert Band with Optional Choir - Score and Parts) - Noble & Willcocks

Good King Wenceslas is a Christmas carol that tells a story of a Bohemian king going on a journey and braving harsh winter weather to give alms to a poor peasant on the Feast of Stephen (December 26, the Second Day of Christmas). During the journey, his page is about to give up the struggle against the cold weather, but is enabled to continue by following the king's footprints, step for step, through the deep snow. The legend is based on the life of the historical Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia or Svat Vclav in Czech (907-935). The name Wenceslas is a Latinised version of the old Czech language Venceslav. In 1853, English hymnwriter John Mason Neale wrote the Wenceslas lyrics, in collaboration with his music editor Thomas Helmore, and the carol first appeared in Carols for Christmas-Tide, 1853. Neale's lyrics were set to the melody of a 13th-century spring carol Tempus adest floridum (The time is near for flowering) first published in the 1582 Finnish song collection Piae Cantiones. This arrangement represents one in the Series of Band Arrangements compatible with David Willcocks' Carols for Choirs.

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GOOD KING WENCESLAS (Mannheim Steamroller) - Davis & Longfield

From the very first Mannheim Steamroller Christmas album (recorded more than 20 years ago) and featuring their signature funky rock style, here is the 'good king' effectively adapted for concert band by Robert Longfield. Your horn section is sure to have fun with this one, as will the percussion section. A great way to shake up your Christmas concert!

GOOD KING WENSESLAS (Intermediate Concert Band) - Wallace, Tom

A Tom Wallace offering, and as always, his imagination, craftsmanship, and good taste are on full display.

GOOD NIGHT, LADIES! (Easy Concert Band) - Mortimer, John Glenesk

Duration: 2:15

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Good Old Guys

This fun-filled selection includes three well-known songs: Old MacDonald, Old Joe Clark, and This Old Man, delightfully interwoven by Timothy Loest. It's a superb novelty for your band that also serves as excellent teaching material. Extremely enjoyable for your younger students and a certain hit with your audiences!

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Good Omens (Theme) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Arnold, David - Brown, Michael

This quirky British television series Good Omens (starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen) features a suitably distinctive and appealing main theme by scoring master David Arnold. Part sinister, and part fun, you don't have to be a fan of the series to enjoy this clever arrangement.Duration: 2.00

GOOD STUFF (Drum Solo with Intermediate Concert Band) - Tailor, Norman

Duration: 3:30

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Good Swing Wenceslas (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Nestico, Sammy

From the king of swing, Sammy Nestico brings his inimitable symphonic jazz style to the concert stage. Originally written for the Boston Pops Orchestra, Sammy has re-worked this marvellous Christmas setting for winds, featuring the classic carol Good King Wenceslas in a variety of jazz-flavoured styles. The horn solos are cued and the piano part is optional. Sure to be a favourite for years to come.

GOOD TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY (A Christmas Narrative for Band) - Lawshe, Wilford - Holcombe, Bill

Good Tidings of Great Joy is based on the biblical texts according to Isaiah and St. Luke. The christmas Story has been told many times in oratorio and cantata form, but this version is told instrumentally. The success and uniqueness of this composition results from the composers careful intertwining of over 40 Christmas Carols and themes including excerpts from Handel's Messiah and Bach's Christmas Oratorio. Each stran dis like a threat intricately woven, the more familiary the strands are to the listener, the finder the tapestry becomes. The musical substance of the piece is sufficient to tell the Christmas Story, althought the use of prgramme notes, citing the verses of the scripture used, or the optional narration provided, will help clarify the progress of the story to some of the listeners. In addition ot eh optional narration, an optional unison chorus on "O Come O Ye Faithful" is incorporated at the end of the composition.

GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY, The (Advanced Concert Band) - Morricone, Ennio - Parson, Ted

Duration: 8:30

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