Night Before Christmas, The (Moss)

John Moss

John Moss

Subtitle: Concert Band with Narrator

General Info

Year: 1990
Duration: c. 6:45
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Jenson Publications through Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts - $70.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Narrator
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
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-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:

• Bass Drum
• Chimes
• Crash Cymbals
• Glockenspiel
• Ride Cymbal
• Sleigh Bells
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Cymbal
• Triangle
• Wood Block (2)
• Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

John Moss has painted a musical backdrop of fantasy and wonderment for this timeless Christmas poem. This superb program number offers an ideal opportunity to invite a faculty member, mayor, or local personality to be a part of your holiday program.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

• Video: Oklahoma City Symphonic Band (Mark Belcik, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Grove City (Penn.) College Wind Ensemble (Andrew S. Erb, conductor) - December 2020
• Mid America Freedom Band (Kansas City, Mo.) (Lee Hartman, conductor; Luke Williams, narrator) – 17 December 2017
• Mid America Freedom Band (Kansas City, Mo.) (Lee Hartman, conductor; Dana Wright, narrator) – 16 December 2012

Works for Winds by This Composer

• American Symphony, An (as arranger) (1996)
• American Visions (as arranger) (1997)
• Baby Elephant Walk (as arranger) (1962/1996)
• Baby, It's Cold Outside (as arranger) (1944/2008)
• Beach Boys on Stage (as arranger) (2002)
• Beauty and the Beast (as arranger) (1992)
• Best of the Beatles (as arranger) (2003)
• British Waterside (as arranger) (1997)
• Call of the Champions (as arranger) (2002)
• Ceremonium (2003)
• Chillers and Thrillers (as arranger) (2006)
• Christmas at the Movies (2006)
• Christmas Time with Charlie Brown (as arranger) (2001)
• Convergence (2004)
• Deep River (as arranger) (2007)
• Disney at the Oscars (as arranger) (1991)
• A Disney Spectacular (as arranger) (1993)
• Do You Hear What I Hear? (as arranger, with Crocker) (1962/1993/2017)
• Fanfare and Evocation (2002)
• Feliz Navidad (as arranger) (1970/1997)
• A Festive Christmas Celebration (2007)
• Flashpoint (2008)
• Gaelic Dances (as arranger) (2001)
• Gershwin on Broadway (as arranger) (1991)
• Gettysburg (as arranger) (1993/1994)
• The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (as transcriber) (1910/2007)
• Go Daddy O (as arranger) (1999)
• God Bless America (as arranger) (1939/1995)
• Golden Age of Broadway, The (as arranger) (2009)
• Grand Ledge Overture (2001)
• Great Movie Marches (as arranger) (1996)
• The Great Race March (as arranger) (1965/2005)
• The Great Waldo Pepper March (as arranger) (1965/2005)
• Hall of Fame (as arranger) (1931/)
• Highland Legend (1999)
• Highlights from "Cars" (as arranger) (2007)
• Highlights from "Evita" (as arranger) (1977/1997)
• Highlights from "Oklahoma!" (as arranger) (1943/1994)
• A Holiday Sing-Along (as arranger) (2002)
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (as arranger) (1996)
• I Just Can't Wait to be King (as arranger) (1994)
• Invincible Spirit (2002)
• It Don't Mean a Thing (as arranger) (1932/1989)
• It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (as arranger) (1951/2004)
• It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (as arranger) (1963/1994)
• James Horner: Hollywood Blockbusters (as arranger) (1998)
• Jesus Christ Superstar (as adapter, with Henry Mancini) (1970/2004)
• John Williams: Symphonic Soundtracks (as arranger) (2001)
• Les Cheneaux Impressions (2003)
• Lyric Suite (as arranger) (2010)
• Marching Down Broadway (as arranger) (2007
• Marching Song (as arranger) (1906/2006)
• Mexican Fiesta (2005)
• Midway March (as arranger) (1976/1994)
• Music from "Apollo 13"(as arranger) (1995)
• Music from "Titanic" (as arranger) (1998)
• The Night Before Christmas (1990)
• Old American Songs (as arranger) (2006)
• Olympics: A Centennial Celebration (as arranger) (1996)
• Palestrina Suite (as arranger) (2005)
• The Patriot (as arranger) (2000/2001)
• Pennywhistle Jig (as arranger) (1970/1999)
• A Prayer for Peace (as arranger) (2006)
• Prelude and Revelation (2004)
• Prologue (2000)
• Quantum (2008)
• Red, White and Brass (as arranger) (1993)
• Rhapsody of the Sea
• Ritual and Celebration (2001)
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (as arranger) (1949/2000)
• Scarborough Fair (as arranger) (2002)
• Selections from "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" (as arranger) (1962/1997)
• Selections from "Aladdin" (as arranger)
• "Shrek" Soundtrack Highlights (as arranger) (2001)
• Silver Bells (as arranger) (1950/1995?)
• Somewhere in My Memory (as arranger) (1991/200-?)
• Sounds of the Season (as arranger) (1996)
• Space and Beyond (as arranger) (1998)
• Star Trek through the Years (as arranger) (1995/2010)
• The Summit (2008)
• The Sword of Lancelot (2004)
• Symphonic Celebration (1999)
• Tchaikovsky's Greatest Hits (as arranger) (2003)
• Theme from "Schindler's List" (as arranger) (1993/2008)
• Three Renaissance Dances (as arranger) (2003)
• Tribute (arr Moss) (as arranger) (2004)
• Tribute to Count Basie (as arranger) (2004)
• Victory at Sea (as arranger)
• We Need a Little Christmas (as arranger) (1966/1996)
• White Christmas (as arranger, with Huff) (1940/1995)
• White Christmas (as arranger) (1940/1998)
• The Wonder of Christmas (as arranger)
• A Yuletide Trilogy (as arranger)
• Zoot Suite Riots (as arranger) (1997/1998)

Resources

• Moss, J.; Moore, C. (1990). The Night Before Christmas : Concert band with narrator [score]. Jenson Publications: Milwaukee, Sisc.