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Countdown to Christmas
Holiday medley arranged by Joseph Compello
General Info
Year: 2000
Duration: c. 2:05
Difficulty: I (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $50.00 | Score Only (print) - $5.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe (optional Flute II)
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet
Horn in F
Trombone/Baritone/Bassoon
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
Mallet Percussion
- Bass Drum
- Sleigh Bells
- Snare Drum
- Triangle
- Wood Block (2)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
A fragment of Winchester Chimes, three familiar Christmas songs (Jolly Old St. Nicholas, Good King Wenceslas and Jingle Bells),all bound together by a ticking clock simulated by woodblocks, are the elements of this witty piece.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Temple University (Philadelphia, Penn.) Night Owls Campus Community Band (Stephen Selfridge, conductor) – 5 December 2015
- Hewitt-Trussville (Ala.) Beginning Band -11 December 2014
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Anthracite Blaze
- Chopsticks for Christmas
- Countdown to Christmas (as arranger) (2000)
- El Palomino Noble (2009)
- Follow the Leader
- Gypsy Dance
- Morning Glory
- Rondo Festivo (2008)
- Scholastics March
- Seventh Summit, The
- Slavic Scherzo
- Trombonanza (2007)
Resources
None discovered thus far.