Stars and Stripes for Christmas

From Wind Repertory Project
John Philip Sousa
Robert E. Foster

John Philip Sousa
Robert E Foster


General Info

Year: 1896 / 2003
Duration: c. 3:25
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $90.00   |   Score Only (print) - $20.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion I-II, including:

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


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Jingle Bells; Hallelujah Chorus; We Wish You A Merry Christmas and Angels We Have Heard On High are intertwined with The Stars And Stripes Forever in such an ingenious way, even John Philip Sousa himself would have enjoyed this.

- Program Note from publisher


Commercial Discography


Media


State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

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  • Chesapeake Concert Band (Timonium, Md.) (Joseph Nalley, conductor) - 10 December 2023
  • Ohlone Symphonic Band (Fremont, Calif.) (Tony Clements, conductor) - 2 December 2023
  • Stonewall Brigade Band (Staunton, Va.) (Bob Moody, conductor) – 11 December 2017
  • Tulsa (Okla.) Community Band (Ted Bachmann, conductor) – 11 December 2015


Works for Winds by This Composer


Resources

  • Sousa, J.; Foster, R. (2003). Stars and Stripes for Christmas : (Jingle Bells, Hallelujah Chorus from "Messiah", We wish you a merry Christmas, Angels we have heard on high) [score]. Carl Fischer: New York.