Eighth Note Publications

This piece requires no introduction. A jolly and happy piece throughout. Melody is found in all parts and key changes and some variations has been included. A great closer for a Christmas concert.

This is a lesser known Christmas piece dating from around 1550. It is rhythmic and colorful with melody in several voices. The opening is a call and response between the solo cello and the remainder o...

This is a fun traditional Welsh carol that lends itself well to a six part trumpet ensemble. Melody is passed throughout the group as they wander through several variations of the melody. 'Fa-la-la-la...

This is considered one of the most serene Christmas carols of all time. The piece was originally written for two voices and guitar because the church organ had broken down. This arrangement is fairly...

This arrangement has been completely redone and more than doubled in length. The melody is found in all parts, and key changes and some variation have been added. A great closer for a Christmas concer...

Carol of the Merry Gentlemen is a clever pairing of 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman' and 'Carol of the Bells.' Beginning with an ethereal echo of 'Carol of the Bells,' the trumpets present eerie fragment...

The Holly and the Ivy is a traditional English Christmas carol. Holly and ivy have been important as English Christmas decorations for church use since at least the fifteenth century. This piece is fl...

Este villancico inglés puede datar del siglo XVII, pero se hizo popular en Inglaterra a mediados del siglo XVIII. Aunque el título suele interpretarse como "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen" (Que Dios os...

Procedente de la liturgia católica, Adeste Fideles se popularizó como himno navideño cuando se tradujo al inglés en el siglo XIX. Su melodía, muy fácil de cantar, lo ha convertido en uno de los favori...

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen is a famous and popular Christmas carol. This arrangement, for 6 trumpets, is presented in two very different ways. One section is slow and mysterious with a steady ostina...

This is certainly one of the most beloved pieces of holiday music throughout the world. This arrangement, for 6 trumpets, is fairly standard in its opening and proceeds through the verse and chorus wi...

This is a collection of arrangements of well-loved Christmas music set for 2 like-instruments. The arrangements are suitable for a variety of performance situations such as school concerts, at church...

Composer/arranger Jeff Smallman reharmonized this Christmas standard then David Marlatt has then adapted it for 2 trumpets and organ. The organ plays a wandering accompaniment and break strains betwee...

This arrangement for 6 trumpets was taken from a collection of short pieces for five voices. It was written in the early 1600s for Christmas time but is well suited for performances at any time of yea...

The Huron Indian Carol (also known as The Huron Carol and 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime) is generally considered the first Canadian Christmas carol. This hauntingly beautiful piece set for 3 like-in...

This is a collection of arrangements of well-loved Christmas music set for 2 like-instruments. The arrangements are suitable for a variety of performance situations such as school concerts, at church...

This creative fanfare utilizes a solo alphorn, creative percussion writing and brilliant fanfare passages to take the listener on a musical journey. This is a new composition which takes the tradition...

This mournful piece is based on a Canadian folk song which is an account of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, where the British, led by General Wolfe, captured Quebec City from the French, under Ge...

There is no place on earth more mysterious than the Great Pyramids in Egypt. The Valley of the Kings was the location of more than 60 tombs constructed for kings and nobles. In modern times the valley...

Using the style of Canadian folk songs from the east coast and the story-telling features of Newfoundland, A Fisherman's Tale is a piece about a trip out into the ocean. The piece opens with the solem...

This is a collection of original compositions and arrangements of various styles of jazz music set for 3 like-instruments. The arrangements are suitable for a variety of performance situations such as...

This mournful piece is based on a Canadian folk song which is an account of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, where the British, led by General Wolfe, captured Quebec City from the French, under Ge...

The rich folk music heritage of the Scottish Isles guarantees this medley's appeal. Ye Jacobites By Name, Loch Lomond, Roy's Horse Enjoys a Gallop, The Blue Bells of Scotland, The Campbells are Comin'...

This arrangement features three variations of the tune alternating with newly-composed interludes. The rhythms often alternate between duple and triple groupings, adding to the interesting feel. This...