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Program Notes

These six arrangements were originally commissioned by Mark Freeh for the Manhattan Brass Choir.

The well-known tune, O Come, O Come Emmanuel, a hymn originally based on a plainsong melody, is here set in 5/4 meter. Modal harmonies are combined with big band style as the piece gains momentum, greatly accentuating the mood of the words, “Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel.” The opening 5/4 statement of the theme returns, and the piece ends quietly.

In Beautiful Savior (which is also known by the title Fairest Lord Jesus), a hushed beginning featuring horns, euphoniums, and a muted trumpet, leads through a key change to a satisfying, chorale-like closing passage.

In Away in a Manger, Peaslee sets two tunes, Cradle Song, and Away in a Manger. Following a straightforward presentation of each melody, Peaslee plays them against one another. The music swells to a full climax followed by a hushed ending.

Peaslee employs a gentle hand in It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, using flugelhorn solos and duets in a jazz-waltz style.

In Silent Night, the traditional carol gets an untraditional harmonization, propelled forward by give-and-take between the two groups of brass instruments in the brass choir: trumpets and trombones versus horns, euphoniums, and tuba.

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing begins with a humorous blast of discordant harmonies as multiple carols are sounded at the same time. An up-tempo 4/4 announcement of the melody in the trombone is followed by a metrical modulation in 6/8-3/4 time. An additional metrical modulation bring the music back into 4/4, but at a slower tempo, and in a pronounced jazz style. Tempo I returns, and the set of six pieces closes with a big ending.

Instrumentation

4 Trumpets in Bb2 Horns in F4 Trombones2 Euphoniums (parts for Bass Clef and Treble Clef included)Tuba

Guitar

Bass

Percussion (Drumset, Triangle, Tambourine, Gong or Deep Cymbal)

Duration: 16:30

Performance Materials Available from the Publisher

Full Score and Parts Set, Catalog No. 7.0697Additional Score, Catalog No. 7.0698Individual Parts, Catalog No. 7.0699

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Table of Contents

O Come, O Come Emmanuel 3

Beautiful Savior 25

Away in a Manger 34

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear 49

Silent Night 61

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 65

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Christmas Brass

© Copyright 2016 Highgate Press, Inc.,a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com

All rights reserved.

Catalog No. 7.0697

1. O Come, O Come, EmmanuelTune: Veni Emmanuel

15th-century French plainsongSetting by Richard Peaslee (b. 1930)

Fantasies on Six Carols

Bb Trumpet 1

Bb Trumpet 2

Bb Trumpet 3

Bb Trumpet 4

Horn 1 in F

Horn 2 in F

Trombone 1

Trombone 2

Trombone 3

Bass Trombone

Euphonium 1

Euphonium 2

Tuba

String Bass

Percussion

Guitar

f

Moderately up q = 138-144

f

f

f

f

f

f

Moderately up q = 138-144

f

f

f

f

f

f

f

f

Tom-Tom (mallets)

3

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Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

p f

(3+2)86

p f

p f

p f

p f

p f mp

p f

(3+2)8

p f

p f

p f

p f mp

p f mp

p f mp

mp

p f

mp

2

4

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*Cue-sized notes with the instrumental label in parentheses are optional, “playable” cues to be added at the discretion of the conductor. These are different from “entry” cues in the parts, which also have a whole rest indicating that the instrument is tacet.

Tpt. 1

Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

10

mp

mp

mp

mp

p

p

p

p

p

*(Tpt. 2)

*(Tpt. 2)

stopped

3

4

5

Snare Drum (brushes, swish)

2

3

4

5

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Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

mf

1714

(mp)

mp

mp

mp

mp

17

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

Harmon muteSolo

(play)

(play)

5

6

7

Hi-Hat

6

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Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

18

2

3

2

3

4

5

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2. Beautiful Savior

Christmas BrassCatalog No. 7.0698



Tune: Schönster Herr Jesu19th-century Silesian folk tune

Setting by Richard Peaslee (b. 1930)


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Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

p mp

Moderate q = 76-80

p mp

p mp

p mp

mp mf f

mp mf f

Moderate q = 76-80

mp mf f

mp mf f

mp

p mp mf

p mp mf

Cup mute (tight)

Cup mute (tight)

Cup mute (tight)

Cup mute (tight)

Tri.

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Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

mf p mp

86

mf p mp

mf p mp

mf p mp

mf p mp

mf p mp

8

mf p

mf p

mf

p

p

tongue legato

tongue legato

tongue legato

tongue legato

tongue legato

tongue legato

tongue legato

tongue legato

to brushes

S. D. (brushes)

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Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

1611

f

f

16

f

f

mp mf

E‹ A‹

[lead]

3

3

2

3

4

5

6

3

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Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

17

p

E‹9 D‹7 G F D‹7/G E‹7 CŒ„Š7 A‹7 D‹7 CŒ„Š7 F6

3

3

3

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Tpt. 1

Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

22

f mf f

mf mp f mf f

p f mf f

p mf mp f mf f

p mf mf f

22

mp mf mp f mf f

p mf mp f mf f

p mf mp f mf

p

p mp mf

p mp mf

p mp mf

Open, Solo (with Horn)

Open, Solo (with Horn)

legato

legato

legato

legato

Cym. (brush handles)

(take sticks with free hand)

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All rights reserved.*Playable cue

Tune: Cradle SongWilliam James Kirkpatrick (1838–1921)

Written in 1895Setting by Richard Peaslee (b. 1930)

3. Away in a Manger


Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Euph. 1

mp

Moderate q = 92

mp

mp

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

96

9

mp

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

12

p

p

p

p

p

p

Solo

*(Hn. 1, Solo)

(play)

light Rim ShotS. D.

34

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Tpt. 1

Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

mp

1817

mp

mp

mp

18

Cup mute(tight)

Cup mute(tight)

Cup mute(tight)

Cup mute(tight)

2

3

4

5

2

3

4

5

35

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Tpt. 1

Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

2623

p

26

p

p

6

7

8

2

3

6

7

8

2

3

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Tpt. 1

Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

f p

3429

f p

f p

f p

mp

mp

mf p

34

mf p

mf p

p mf p

mp

mp

p mf mf dolce

mf mp

mp

(low full voicing)

E¨Œ„Š7/B¨ F‹7 G¨Œ„Š7 A¨

mp

Solo

4

4

5

6

7

Tri.

(with Tuba)

37

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Tpt. 1

Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

mp

35

mp

mp

mp

p mf

p

p mf

p

Bucket mute

Bucket mute

Bucket mute

Bucket mute

2

3

4

5

6

7

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Tune: CarolRichard Storrs Willis (1819–1900)


4. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear


Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

mp

Jazz waltz q = 160

mp

mp

B¨ E¨Œ„Š7 C‹7

Tpt. 2

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

mp

96

F7 B¨ E¨Œ„Š7

Tpt. 2(Flglhn.)

Tpt. 3

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

11

mp

C‹7 G‹7 C F7

light jazz walzbrushes

2

3

4

5

FlugelhornSolo tongue legato

6

7

8

2

FlugelhornSoli

3

4

5

6

7

8

49

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Tpt. 2(Flglhn.)

Tpt. 3(Flglhn.)

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

17

B¨ E¨Œ„Š7 B¨ A¨Œ„Š7 B¨ C

Tpt. 2(Flglhn.)

Tpt. 3(Flglhn.)

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

p mf

2522

p mf

mf

mfF7 B¨

mf

D

Tpt. 2(Flglhn.)

Tpt. 3(Flglhn.)

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

mp

27

mp

G‹7 F C7 F

tongue legato

Cym.

(Time)

2

3

4

5

2

3

4

50

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Tpt. 2(Flglhn.)

Tpt. 3(Flglhn.)

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

p mp

3332

p mp

mp

mp

F7

mp

B¨ E¨Œ„Š7 B¨ A¨Œ„Š7 B¨

Tpt. 2(Flglhn.)

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

p

37

p

p

p

p

p

p

C F7 B¨

p

to Trumpet

(Time) (Time)

2

3 to sticks

( )

51

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Tpt. 1

Tpt. 2(Flglhn.)

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

mp

4342

mp

mp

mp

mp

p mp

43

p mp

p mp

p mp

mp

mp

pmp p

mp psimile

p lightly

Trumpet

sticks(Time)

2

3

4

5

52

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*Playable cue

Tpt. 1

Tpt. 2(Flglhn.)

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

p mf p mf p mf p

5148

mp

p mp

p mp

(mp)

(mp)

(mp)

51

(mp)

(mp)

(mp)

(mp)

(mp)

*(Tpt. 3)

6

7

8

2

3

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5. Silent Night


© Copyright 2016 Highgate Press, Inc. | a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com | All rights reserved.

Tune: Stille NachtFranz Xaver Gruber (1787–1863)



Tpt. 1

Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

p tongue legato mp (mp)

Moderately slow q = ca. 56




p tongue legato mp (mp) p mp



Moderately slow q = ca. 56



p tongue legato mp




Trumpet

Trumpet

Tacet

Tacet Tacet

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Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

p mp p mp

98

p mp p mp

p mp p mp

p mp p mp

p mp p mp

p mp p mp

p mp p mp

9

p mp p mp

p mp p mp

mp p mp

p mp p mp

p mp p mp

p mp p mp

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Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

(mp) p mf

1714

(mp) p mf

(mp) p mf

(mp) mf

p mf ( mf ) mfp f

p mf ( mf ) mfp f

(mp) p mf

17

(mp) p mf

(mp) p mf

(mp) mf

p mf ( mf ) mfp f

p mf ( mf ) mfp f

p mf ( mf ) mfp f

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*Playable cue 1:35

Tpt. 1

Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

f mp p

rit.20

f mp p

f mp p

f mp p p

mp p

mp p

f mp p

rit.

f mp p

f mp p

f mp p

mp p p

mp p p

mp p p

[Euph. lead] Solo

*(Hn. 1)

[lead]

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6. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing


© Copyright 2016 Highgate Press, Inc. | a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com | All rights reserved.

Tune: MendelssohnFelix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)

Written in 1840Arranged by William H. Cummings (1831–1915)

Arranged in 1855Setting by Richard Peaslee (b. 1930)


Tpt. 1

Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

Moderately fast q = 132-144

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

Moderately fast q = 132-144

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

fB. D.

ff

C A C A C A C A

ff

ff

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

arco

Gong (or Deep Cym.)

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Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

6 10

p

6 10

p

p

p

f dim. mp

ff dim. poco a poco p

E¨

pizz.

Solo

Hi-Hat

Open (gradually closing)2

3

4

Closed sim.

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Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

11

p

E¨

2

3

4

5

6

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Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

1816

mp mf

mf

pp mp

18

pp mp

pp mp

mp

mp mf

mf

mp mf

cresc.

B¨

mp mf

pp

7

8

(closed)

2

3

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Tpt. 1

Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

B. Tbn.

Euph. 1

Euph. 2

Tuba

Bass

Perc.

Gtr.

21

f

f

f

f

f

f

f

f

f

(cresc.) mf

( mf )

A¨Œ„Š7 F‹7 B¨ G‹7

4

5

6

7

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Please note that not all pages are included. This is ... · using flugelhorn solos and duets in a jazz-waltz style. In Silent Night, the traditional carol gets an untraditional harmonization,