Christmas March

Edwin Franko Goldman

General Info

Year: 1940
Duration: c. 5:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: G. Schirmer
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Bass Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Drums, including:

Bass Drum
Chimes
Crash Cymbals
Sleigh Bells
Snare Drum
Whip

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Note

Among Goldman's many contributions to the band's repertoire, his pastiche marches such as The Children's March and the Christmas March have been especially popular. Familiar seasonal tunes include Good King Wenceslas, Adeste Fideles, Jingle Bells, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear, The First Noël, Deck the Halls and Hark! the Herald Angels Sing. A handsome full score and judicious rescoring of the upper woodwinds makes this an ideal alternative for community bands looking for new sounds in a classic, yet familiar style for their December programs.

- Program Note from publisher

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State Ratings

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Performances

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Henderson State University (Arkadelphia, Ark.) Wind Ensemble (Shaun Popp, conductor) - 16 November 2021
Flint (Mich.) Concert Band (Bruce Nieuwenhuis, conductor) – 15 December 2016
Ohlone Wind Orchestra (Fremont, Calif.) (Tony Clements, conductor) – 3 December 2016
Pleasanton (Calif.) Community Concert Band (H. Robert Williams, conductor) - 30 November 2014
La Banda de Música Virgilio Escala de la Escuela Secundaria Pedro Pablo Sánchez de La Chorrera (Panama) (Virgilio Escala Sandoval, conductor) - December 2012

Works for Winds by This Composer

The ABA March (arr. Lisk) (1931/2003)
Birthday March (ed. Leidzén) (1937)
A Bit of Syncopation
Boy Scouts of America (1931)
The British Grenadiers (arr. Tobani) (1915)
The Bugler (tr. Leidzén) (1943)
Bugles and Drums (1936)
Cheerio March (1933)
Cheerio March (arr. Erickson) (1933/1968)
Cheerio March (arr. Vinson) (1933/1999)
The Children's March (arr. Lake) (1934)
The Chimes of Liberty (1922/1937)
The Chimes of Liberty (arr. Custer) (1922/1995)
Chimes of Liberty (arr. Schissel) (1922/1998)
Christmas March (1940)
Christmas March (arr. Rogers) (1940/2016)
Espanita
Fantasia in G, BWV 572 (as arranger) (1703-7/1957/2012)
The Free Lance March (as arranger) (1906/1959)
Golden Gate March (1939)
Illinois March (trans. Leidzén) (1953)
Interlochen Bowl (1934)
Jubilee March (arr. Leidzén) (1937)
Jupiter (Goldman) (arr. Tobani) (1915)
Kentucky March (1949)
Let Freedom Ring (1932)
My Old Kentucky Home (arr. Tobani) (1915)
On Guard
On Parade (arr. Lisk) (1934/2009)
On the Air
On the Alert (1931)
On the Campus
On the Farm
On the Go
On the Green
On the Heights
On the Hudson (1940)
On the Hunt
On the Mall (1923)
On the Mall (arr. Lake) (1923)
On the Mall (ed. Lisk) (1923/2004)
On the Mall (arr. Leidzén) (1923/1938)
On the Pier
On the Road
Onward-Upward (1931)
The Pride of America (arr. Laurendeau) (1912)
Scherzo
Springtime Fancies
Star of the Evening
Sunshine and Shadows
V.F.W. (arr. Leidzén) (1949)

Resources

Goldman, E. [1940]. Christmas March: Founded on Christmas Songs [score]. Schirmer: New York.
Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Edwin Franko Goldman." Accessed 14 August 2022.