Description
Starting from James Pierpont’s classic holiday song, this piece is a irreverental set of
five variations which present the well-known in several unusual contexts: an exotic
dance in a South American style, a Yiddish Waltz, a burlesque number which features a
quartet of soloists. After a much more tame “Chorale-Prélude”, the fughetta on the verse
(“Dashing Through the Snow”) leads to a finial exposition of the theme in a Toccata style.
Piccolo
Flute I and II
Oboe I and II
English Horn
Bassoon 1 and II
Eb clarinet
Bb clarinet I, II and III
Alto Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I and II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet I, II and III
F Horn I, II, III, and IV
Trombone I, II and III
Baritone I and II
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion 1: snare drum, hit hat cymbal, suspended cymbal, triangle
Percussion II: two temple blocks, Bass drum, crash cymbals, three toms, triangle
Percussion III: chimes, xylophone
This contains the full score. The score and the complete parts is available as another item.