10112 Star Carol

John Rutter

arranged Roger Harvey

for 10-piece Brass Ensemble

Difficulty: Medium

Price £25.00

Programme notes:

John Rutter is without doubt the most prolific and the most successful composer of Christmas carols of this generation. So much so that it is rare to hear a concert of Christmas music that does not include at least one of his songs. Shepherd's Pipe Carol of 1972 is one of his earlier examples and is typical in its catchy tunefulness with little twists of rhythm and harmony that make his carols not only accessible but also memorable.

Performance notes:

There are 4 options for performance of this arrangement:
a) tentet as written with two 5tets seated antiphonally
b) tentet with unison voices singing the melody and words as published by OUP
c) 5tet (tpt 1, tpt 2, hn, trb1, tuba) and mixed voices, SATB as OUP version
d) tentet with mixed voices (tpt3/4, trb 2/3/4 doubling voices as required.

The style should be light and dance-like throughout, even in sustained, legato passages; avoid becoming heavy, keep it airy and mobile.