Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly
Arranged by Hershy Kay (arr. Clare Grundman)
Subtitle: A Merry Fugue
This work bears the designation QMB Journal 364.
General Info
Year: 1967 / 1969
Duration: c. 2:10
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of Print.
For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.
Instrumentation
Condensed Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
English Horn
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet Solo
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion (3 players), including:
- Crash Cymbals
- Orchestra Bells
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Deck the Halls is a traditional Christmas, yuletide, and New Year carol. The melody is Welsh, dating back to the sixteenth century, and belongs to a winter carol, Nos Galan, while the English lyrics, written by the Scottish musician Thomas Oliphant, date to 1862.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Hershy Kay's fugal treatment of this classic carol was published for orchestra in 1967, with the Grundman arrangement for wind ensemble following in 1969.
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Atlanta (Ga.) Wind Symphony (David Kehler, conductor) - 3 December 2023
- Atlanta (Ga.) Wind Symphony (David Kehler, conductor) – 14 December 2019
- Amador Valley High School (Pleasanton, Calif.) Wind Ensemble I (Jonathan Grantham, conductor) – December 2018
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Cakewalk Suite (arr. Chaloner)
- Cakewalk (arr. Longfield) (1951/2013)
- Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly (arr. Grundman) (1967/1969)
- Joy to the World (arr. Grundman) (1970)
- Pat-a-Pan (1970)
- Three Christmas Songs (arr. Grundman) (1970)
- Variations on Joy to the World
- Water Music Suite (as arranger)
Resources
- Deck the Halls, Wikipedia Accessed 13 December 2019
- Girsberger, Russ. Percussion Assignments for Band & Wind Ensemble. Volume I: A-K. Galesburg, MD: Meredith Music Publications, 2004, 171. Print.
- Kay, H.; Grundman, C. (1969). Deck the halls with Boughs Of Holly : A Merrie Fugue [score]. Boosey & Hawkes: [Oceanside, N.Y.].