Sounds of Christmas Joy, The
Medley arranged by James Swearingen
General Info
Year: 2002
Duration: c. 2:55
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00 | Score Only (print) - $6.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I
E-flat Alto Saxophone II/E-flat Alto Clarinet
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, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Sleigh Bells
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Opening with a fanfare based on Joy to the World featuring prominent bells and chimes, Swearingen then segues into an expressive, “classical” setting of Beethoven’s famous Ode to Joy. After a tasty modulation into a new setting of Ode to Joy with modern harmonies and tone colors, the final section presents a traditional rendition of Joy to the World. The medley concludes with a “classically” based presto.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Montrose (Colo.) Community Band (Toby King, conductor) – 16 December 2018
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Romanesque (Flex instrumentation) (1982/2020)
All Wind Works
- Above and Beyond (2011)
- Air of Nobility (2009)
- Aces of the Air (as arranger) (1942/2011)
- All Glory Told (1995)
- Allied Honor (as arranger) (1955/1989)
- Amazing Grace
- America the Beautiful (as arranger) (1882/2006)
- An American Portrait (1998)
- And the Angels Called (2005)
- And the Herald Angels Sang (2001)
- As Seasons Change
- As the Eagle Flies (2005)
- Ashford Variations (1992)
- Ashton Overture (1982)
- Aventura (1984)
- Baywood Overture (1991)
- Be Still My Soul (as arranger) (1900/2016)
- Beautiful Savior (2003)
- Beyond the Darkness (2013)
- Big Four (as arranger) (1955/2002)
- Blue Ridge Saga (1990)
- The Blues (2008)
- Brookpark Overture (1983)
- Bunker Hill (as arranger) (1943/2018)
- Bunker Hill Overture (1994)
- But for the Love of Ireland (2014)
- Call to Victory (as arranger) (1942/2001)
- Can't Help Falling in Love
- Carolina Legend (1991)
- Celebration and Dance
- Celebration and Tribute (2015)
- Celebration for Winds and Percussion (1999)
- A Celebration Overture (1995)
- Centuria (1986)
- Chesford Portrait (1982)
- Children of the Shrine
- A Child's Lullaby (as arranger) (1868/1996)
- Chorale Suite (1993)
- A Christmas Auld Lang Syne (as arranger) (2004)
- A Christmas Classic (1997)
- Christmas Classics
- Christmas Favorites
- A Christmas Wish (1994)
- Clark County Celebration (2007)
- A Classic Overture (1993)
- Coast Guards (as arranger) (1942/1991)
- The Cottage on the Lake (2020)
- Covington Square (1985)
- Crosswinds March (2007)
- Crown Him with Many Crowns (1999)
- Crunch Time! (2007)
- Dawn of a New Day (1992)
- Dedication March and Celebration
- Deep River (as arranger) (1998)
- Denbridge Way (1979)
- Didn’t We Almost Have It All
- The Distant Castle (2008)
- Divinum Mysterium (as arranger) (2009)
- Drums Ole (1999)
- Eagle Crest
- Early American Portrait
- Early One Morning
- Echoes of Ireland
- Eiger (2007)
- Emblem of Unity (as arranger) (1941/1988)
- English Celebration, An
- Entrance of the Tall Ships (2001)
- Exaltation (1978)
- Excalibur (1992)
- Exordium (1996)
- The Falling Rain (2006)
- A Family Christmas
- Fanfare and Jubilee (2002)
- Fantasy on an American Classic
- Fiesta de los Bravos
- A Fireside Christmas
- Flight of Valor (2003)
- Follow the River (2004)
- Freedom City (as arranger) (2017)
- Freedom’s Light (1997)
- Freedom’s March
- A Friend Remembered (2008)
- Gallant Marines (as arranger) (1942/2000)
- A Gift of Christmas Song (1998)
- Grand Canyon Overture
- Have Yourself a Merry Little
- Heroes and Glory (2007)
- High Falls Overture (2000)
- Holiday Greetings
- How Firm Thy Friendship (1997)
- Hymn for a Child (2001)
- I'll Be Home for Christmas (as arranger) (1943/1990)
- In All Its Glory (1989)
- In Quest of Uluru
- In the Presence of Heroes (2009)
- In the Wake of Spring
- In the Winter of 1730
- In Times of Triumph
- Into the Joy of Spring (2001)
- Invicta (1981)
- Irving Berlin's Songs for America (as arranger) (1986)
- A Jingle Bells Fantasy (as arranger) (1857/2010)
- A Joyful Christmas
- Jubilance (1997)
- Land of Liberty
- The Last Rose of Summer (as arranger) (1813/2006)
- Lead On, O King Eternal (as arranger) (2000)
- Legacy (1996)
- The Legend of Danny Boy
- Lest We Forget (2001)
- Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (as arranger) (1945/1994)
- Let the Christmas Season Begin! (2008)
- Let the Spirit Soar
- Liberty
- The Light Eternal (1992)
- The Light of Dawn
- Los Dos Amigos
- Majestia (1983)
- Make a Joyful Noise
- March: Celebration and Glory
- March of the Belgian Parachutists (as arranger) (1945/2007)
- Mystic River Fantasy
- Nightflight (2008)
- Nighthawk (2014)
- Northpointe Fantasy (1986)
- Novena (1980)
- O Come, All Ye Faithful (2000)
- Of Pride and Celebration (1987)
- Of Time and Change (2014)
- Oh, My Heart Belongs to Ireland (2018)
- Ol' Glory March
- On a Cold Winter's Night
- On a Winter's Eve
- Our Director March (as editor) (1892/2003)
- Pageant for Winds (1990)
- Panther in the Sky
- Park Street Celebration
- Prelude and Energico
- Prestissimo (as arranger) (1931/2010)
- Proud Spirit
- Reflections (1984)
- Ring in the Joy (1997)
- Romanesque (1982)
- Romanesque (Flex instrumentation) (1982/2020)
- Rough Riders (as arranger) (1943/1996)
- Royal Emblem
- Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
- Santa's Early Holiday Arrival
- Santa Visits the Caribbean (2005)
- A Scottish Portrait (2011)
- Seagate Overture (1988)
- Silent Night (as arranger) (1818/2008)
- Silver Bells
- Silvercrest (1986)
- A Song of Hope (2002)
- A Song for Peace
- The Sounds of Christmas Joy (as arranger) (2002)
- Sounds of the Season
- Star of Wonder
- The Star-Spangled Banner (as arranger) (1814/2005)
- Stormy Seas
- Tidings of Comfort and Joy
- To a New Beginning (2002)
- Trails of Glory (1993)
- A Tribute to Artie Shaw (as arranger) (1996)
- Triumphant Spirit
- Two Amigos (1991)
- A Vision of Majesty (1998)
- Voice of Christmas
- The Water Is Wide
- Westchester March (1992)
- When Kings Go Forth
- When Honor Prevails
- Where The River Flows
- Williamsburg Overture
- Winchester Chronicles
- Windemere (1990)
- Winter Holiday (1991)
- With Malice Toward None (2009)
- Within These Hallowed Halls (as arranger) (2004)
- Wyndham Variations (1987)
Resources
- Perusal score
- Swearingen, J. (2002). The Sounds of Christmas Joy [score]. C.L. Barnhouse: Oskaloosa, Iowa.