Merry Brassy Christmas, A

John Cacavas

Medley arranged by John Cacavas

General Info

Year: 1998
Duration: c. 4:15
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print.

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
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 Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:

• Bass Drum
• Bells
• Chimes
• Crash Cymbals
• Sleigh Bells
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Cymbal
• Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Just try to count all the different Christmas melodies in this one. John Cacavas has put together a tremendous arrangement of all of favorite carols in A Merry Brassy Christmas. Although it emphasizes the brass, A Merry Brassy Christmas also includes solos for flute and baritone. This challenging and fun work ties together a cornucopia of carols by utilizing clever bridges and modulations.

- Program Note by publisher

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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• Merivale High School (Ottawa, Ont.) Senior Concert Band (Elizabeth Dutton, conductor) – 14 December 2017
• Encore Concert Band (Makena, Ill.) (Bill Schuetter, conductor) – 10 December 2017

Works for Winds by this Composer

• Allsports March (as arranger) (1949/1959)
• American Sea Rhapsody (1975)
• Americana Two-Step
• Bisham Grange Overture
• Burnished Brass and Army Blue (1963)
• A Carmen Celebration (as arranger) (1875/2010)
• Ceremonial Overture
• Ceremony for Winds (1960)
• Christmas Festival
• Christmas Music for Voices
• Christmas Music for Winds (1964)
• Days of Glory (1963)
• Do You Hear What I Hear/Snow Bells
• Fanfare March and Celebration
• The Fourth of July (1991)
• Glory
• Grand Prix (1973)
• Heat Is On
• Highlights from "Hello, Dolly!" (as arranger)
• Highlights from "Sophisticated Ladies" (as arranger) (1981)
• Knightsbridge March (as arranger) (1933/1970)
• La Bella Roma (1965)
• La Polka de Paris
• La Rosita (as arranger) (1923/1965)
• Malagueña (arr Cacavas) (as arranger)
• Matador (1955)
• A Merry Brassy Christmas (1998)
• Overture from "Brigadoon" (as arranger)
• Pageant (1985)
• Parada Española (1968)
• Parada Mexicana
• Premiere Concertante
• Rockford Files, The (as arranger)
• Salute to the Colors
• Selections from "E.T." (The Extra-Terrestrial) (as arranger)
• Sinfonia
• Skier’s Waltz (as arranger) (1955/1957)
• Star Spangled Spectacular (as arranger) (1962)
• Symphonic Beatles, The
• Symphonic Prelude (1963)
• Symphonic Scenario
• Triumphal Overture
• Waltz Time for Christmas (2001)
• Waltz Time with Johann Strauss (as arranger) (2008)

Resources

None discovered thus far.