Jingle Bells! Samba Bells!
James Pierpont (arr. William Owens)
General Info
Year: 1857 / 2014
Duration: c. 2:15
Difficulty: I (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music Company
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $40.00 | Score Only (print) - $15.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Agogo Bells
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Cabasa
- Guiro
- Marimba
- Sleigh Bells
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tom-Tom
- Triangle
- Vibra-slap
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Jingle Bells! Samba Bells! is a setting of James Pierpont's Jingle Bells in a samba style. This beloved and popular dance form originated in Rio de Janeiro and has become universally recognized as a symbol of Brazilian culture and national identity. The piece begins with an easy percussion groove and gradually blossoms into a rich harmonic concentration on the familiar theme. The melody passes playfully throughout the sections of the ensemble in varying styles before ending in grand holiday fashion.
- Program Note from publisher
William Owens’s arrangement sets the traditional Jingle Bells in a samba style. This beloved and popular dance form originated in Rio de Janeiro and is universally recognized as a symbol of Brazilian culture. The piece features percussion with an easy samba groove and then playfully passes the melody throughout the ensemble.
- Program Note from Stiles Middle School Honors Band concert program, 17 December 2015
Media
State Ratings
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Performances
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- Stiles Middle School (Leander, Tex.) Honors Band (Darcy Potter Williams, conductor) - 17 December 2015 (2015 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- A Dashing Gallop (arr. Roszell) (2023)
- Holiday Treat (arr. Lopez) (1857/2002)
- Jingle Bells (arr. Dawson) (1857/1992)
- Jingle Bells (arr. Morton Gould) (1857/1952)
- Jingle Bells Fantasy (arr. Szépläki) (1857/2013)
- Jingle Bells Fantasy (arr. Wasson) (1857/1999)
- Jingle Bells Fantasy, A (arr. Swearingen) (1857/2010)
- Jingle Bells in Dixie (arr. Ployhar) (1857/1989)
- Jingle Bells - Jolly Old St Nick (arr. Bocook) (1857/2002)
- Jingle Bells March
- Jingle Bells Rhapsody (arr. Walters) (1857/1957)
- Jingle Bells! Samba Bells! (arr. Owens) (2014)
- Jingle Bells Swing (arr. Lortz) (2021)
- Jingle Them Bells (arr. Giroux) (2011)
- Jungle Jive (arr. Hodges) (2014)
- Laughing All the Way (arr. MacTaggart) (1857/2009)
- A New "Twist" to Jingle Bells (arr. Adams) (1857/1978)
- Swingin' Jungle
Resources
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