White Christmas
Irving Berlin (arr. Robert Russell Bennett)
General Info
Year: 1940 / 1948
Duration: c. 3:35
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts - $60.00 | Score Only - $3.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-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
Cornets Solo-I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Harp
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells, low
- Orchestra Chimes
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The late Robert Russell Bennett wrote this arrangement of Irving Berlin's immortal White Christmas in 1948, and it has been a standard in the holiday concert literature ever since.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Austin (Tx.) Civic Wind Ensemble (Robert Laguna, conductor) - 11 December 2022
- Heart of Texas (San Antonio) Concert Band (R. Mark Rogers, conductor; Diane Brumley Chorale) - 19 December 2021
- Amador County Concert Band (Pioneer, Calif.) (Steve Chambers, conductor) – 1 December 2019
- River Valley Wind Ensemble (Kankakee County, Ill.) (David Conrad, conductor) – 16 December 2018
- Callanwolde Concert Band (Decatur, Ga.) (Glenn Moore, conductor) – 6 December 2018
- San Ramon (Calif.) Symphonic Band (Bryan Holbrook, conductor) – 22 December 2017
- Orcas Island (Wash.) Community Band (Jim Shaffer-Bauck, conductor) – 17 December 2017
- San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Wind Orchestra (Michael Nowak, conductor; Inga Searingen, vocal) – 18 December 2016
- Callanwolde Concert Band (Atlanta, Ga.) (Glenn Moore, conductor; Matthew Upton, D’Anna Entrekin, vocalists) – 4 December 2016
- North Jersey (Fair Lawn) Concert Band (Michael Roth, conductor) - 20 December 2014
- Westside Community Band (Cincinnati, Ohio) (Kenny Bierschenk, conductor) - 7 December 2014
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- God Bless America (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Vinson) (1939/2011)
- White Christmas (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Sweeney) (1940/2006)
All Wind Works
- Alexander's Ragtime Band (arr. Molenaar) (1911/1960)
- Alexander's Ragtime Band (arr. Nowak) (1911/2013)
- Alexander's Ragtime Band (arr. Yoder) (1911/1940)
- Count Your Blessings (arr. Nowlin) (1954)
- Easter Parade (arr. Bennett) (1933)
- Easter Parade (arr. Auken) (1973)
- God Bless America (arr. Cofield) (1939/1972)
- God Bless America (arr. Edmondson) (1939/1979)
- God Bless America (arr. U.S. Army Band) (1939)
- God Bless America (arr. Jennings) (1939)
- God Bless America (arr. Laurent) (1939)
- God Bless America (arr. Leidzen) (1939)
- God Bless America (arr. Moss and Christopher) (1939/1995)
- God Bless America (arr. Ringwald) (1939/1969)
- God Bless America (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Vinson) (1939/2011)
- Happy Holiday/White Christmas (arr. Ricketts) (2009)
- Irving Berlin: A Symphonic Portrait (arr. Ades) (1975)
- An Irving Berlin Christmas (arr. Barker) (2007)
- Irving Berlin: From Rags to Ritz (arr. Murtha and Snyder) (2011)
- Irving Berlin Showstoppers (arr. Higgins) (1994)
- Irving Berlin: The Early Years (arr. Barker) (1997)
- Irvining Berlin Waltz Medley (arr. Leidzen) (1940)
- Irving Berlin's Christmas (arr. Brown and Brymer) (2010)
- Irving Berlin's Songs for America (arr. Swearingen) (1986)
- Marie (arr. Ballenger III)
- No Biz Like Show Biz (arr. Hearshen)
- Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning (arr. Schulz) (1918)
- Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning (arr. Briegel) (1918)
- Say It with Music (arr. Yoder) (1921/1940)
- There's No Business Like Show Business (arr. Duthoit) (1946/1955)
- This is the Army, Mr. Jones (arr. Briegel) (1942)
- Tribute to Irving Berlin (arr. Barker) (1979)
- White Christmas (arr. Auken) (1940/1973)
- White Christmas (arr. Bennett) (1940/1948)
- White Christmas (arr. Edmondson) (1940/1979)
- White Christmas (arr. Huff and Moss) (1940/1995)
- White Christmas (arr. Leidzen) (1940/1942)
- White Christmas (arr. Moss) (1940/1998)
- White Christmas (arr. Skelly) (1940/?)
- White Christmas (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Sweeney) (1940/2006)
Resources
- Berlin, I.; Bennett, R. (1948). Irving Berlin's White Christmas [score]. Irving Berlin Music Corp.: New York.