arrangements of christmas carols - music...

2002

Multi-TraditionalHoliday Sampler

for

Men’s Chorus

Arrangements ofChristmas Carols

TTBB VOICING

(Sampler contains 3-4 pages of each score)

ARRANGEMENTS OF CHRISTMAS CAROLS

BEST SELLER! Pg 3 Behold That Star! by Steve Milloy YR3504v1

NEW! Pg 7 Children, Go Where I Send Thee by Steve Milloy YR3505v1

BEST SELLER! Pg 11 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen by Alex Rybeck YR7500

NEW! Pg 15 Good King Wenceslaus by Stephen Smith YR9705

BEST SELLER! Pg 19 In The Bleak Midwinter by Ronald A. Hemmel YR7404

BEST SELLER! Pg 23 Mary Had A Baby by Steve Milloy YR3503v1

BEST SELLER! Pg 27 There Shall A Star by Mendelssohn/Trinkley YR4903

NEW! Pg 31 Three Christmas Carols by Eric Helmuth YR3817

Tenor

Bass

Piano

Medium fast Pop-Gospel Shuffle

3

Be-

Be -

hold,

hold!

be - hold!

Be -

Be -

hold,

hold,

be -

be -

hold!

hold!

3

T

B

Pno.

5

Be - hold that star,

5

be - hold that

Behold That Star!Comissioned by the Cincinnatti Men's Chorus

Patrick Coyle, Artistic Director

YR3504v1

Thomas TalleyArr. by Steven Milloy

TTBB, Solo and Piano

© Copyright 2000 by Yelton Rhodes Music (Los Angeles). All international rights reserved.Unauthorized copying of this music in any manner violates the Federal Copyright Law.

www.yrmusic.com

T

B

Pno.

8

star uh - (puh) yon - der!

8

Be - hold that star, oh - oo-woh,

T

B

Pno.

11

it is the star of

11

Beth - le - hem. Oh- oo-woh! Be - hold that star,

T

B

Pno.

14

you got - ta be - hold


14

that

be - hold

that

thatstar uh - (puh) yon - der!

- 2 -

T

B

Pno.

17


17

oh - oo-woh, it is the star of

Solo

T

B

Pno.

20

There

Beth - le - hem.

20

was no room found in the inn (nuh),

Oh - oo - woh,

Solo

T

B

Pno.

23

no,

it is the star of

23

for Him

Beth - le - hem.

who was found

- 3 -

Solo

T

B

Pno.

26

free from sin, yeah,

Oh - oo - woh,

26

yeah.

it is the star of

You must be - hold!

Beth - le - hem, oh-oo-woh!

T

B

Pno.

29


29



that

be - hold that

that

T

B

Pno.

32

star uh - (puh) yon - der!

32

Be - hold that star, oh - oo-woh,

- 4 -

T1&2

B1&2

T1&2

B1&2

Piano

Choir

Quartet

Fast Big Band swing!

Get a mov - in'! Get

T

B

Pno.

7

a

7

mov - in'! Get! Ya got t' get

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

mov - in', b' - fore it is t' late! Chil-dren,

Traditional spiritualAdapted & arranged

by Steven Milloy

Children, Go Where I Send Thee

Comissioned by the Cincinnatti Men's ChorusPatrick Coyle, artistic director


www.yrmusic.com

YR3505v1

T

B

Pno.

13

go where I send

13

thee. How shall I send thee?

I'm gon-na send thee

T

B

Pno.

18

One

one bah one.

18

f' th' lid'- l bid-dy ba - by..

..that's

Born,

born,

born, (yes) born

T

B

Pno.

23

in Beth - le-hem.

23

Chil-dren, go where I send

Go where I send

thee. How

thee.

shall I send

-2-

T

B

Pno.

28

I'm

thee?

28

gon-na send thee two bah two.

Two for Paul an'

One

Sil - as!

T

B

Pno.

33

f' th' lid'- l bid-dy

33

ba - by..

..that's

Born,

born,

born, (yes) born in Beth - le-hem.

T

B

Pno.

38

Chil - dren,

38

go where I send thee. How shall I send thee?

I'm

-3-

T

B

Pno.

43

gon-na send thee

43

I'm gon-na send three

three bah three.

f' th' Heb - rew chil - dren,

Two for Paul an'

T

B

Pno.

48

One

Sil - as!

48

f' th' lid'- l bid-dy ba - by..

..that's

Born,

born,

born, (yes)

T

B

Pno.

53

born in Beth - le-hem.

53

Chil - dren, go!

Go -

Go - oo -

oo - woh -

woh!Go - - - - -

Go - - - woh!

oo - - - woh!

oo - -

Ya got t'

woh!

get

-4-

Tenor I

Tenor II

Baritone

Bass

Piano

T I

T II

Bar.

Bass

Pno.

5

Ah

Ah

Ah

Ah

5

God

God

God

God

rest ye mer - ry,

rest ye mer - ry,

rest ye mer - ry,

rest ye mer - ry,

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Arranged by Alex RybeckTTBB and piano

144

144

YR7500

© 1998 by Alex Rybeck, Yelton Rhodes Music (BMI), Los Angeles, sole selling agent. All international rights reserved.

T I

T II

Bar.

Bass

Pno.

10

gen - tle - men, let




10

no - thing you dis -




may Re -

may Re -

may Re -

may Re -

mem - ber Christ our




Sa - viour was

Sa - viour was

Sa - viour was

Sa - viour was

T I

T II

Bar.

Bass

Pno.

15

born on Christ - mas




15

Day To

Day To

Day To

Day To

save us all from

save us all from

save us all from

save us all from

Sa-tan's pow'r when

Sa-tan's pow'r when

Sa-tan's pow'r when

Sa-tan's pow'r when

we're a -

we're a -

we're a -

we're a -

[

stray. O

stray. O

stray. O

stray. O

2

T I

T II

Bar.

Bass

Pno.

21

ti - dings of com -

ti - dings of com -

ti - dings of com -

ti - dings of com -

21

fort and joy,

fort and joy,

fort and joy,

fort and joy,

3

com-fort and3

com-fort and

3

com-fort and

3

com-fort and

joy! O

joy! O

joy! O

joy! O

ti - dings of

ti - dings of

ti - dings of

ti - dings of

T I

T II

Bar.

Bass

Pno.

26

com - fort and

com - fort and

com - fort and

com - fort and

26

joy

joy

joy

joy

From

From

3

T I

T II

Bar.

Bass

Pno.

31

Beth - le - hem in

Ah

Beth - le - hem in

Ah

31

Is - ra - el, this

Is - ra - el, this

bless - ed babe was

This

bless - ed babe was

This

born and

bless - ed babe was

born and

bless - ed babe was

T I

T II

Bar.

Bass

Pno.

35

laid with-in a

born

laid with-in a

born

35

man - ger u -

man - ger u -

pon this bless - ed

u -

pon this bless - ed

u -

morn to

pon this bless-ed

morn bless-ed

pon this bless-ed

which his mo - ther

morn

morn

morn

Ma - ry did

4

Primo

Secondo

Piano Duet

Baris.,Basses

P.

S.

5

Good King Wen - ces -

5

las looked out on the feast of Ste - phen,

© 1992 by Stephen Smith (SOCAN) Yelton Rhodes Music (Los Angeles) sole selling agent. All international rights reserved.

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Good King WenceslasYR9705

TraditionalArranged by Stephen Smith

TTBB and Piano 4-hands

Baris.,Basses

P.

S.

9

When the snow lay

9

'round a - bout, Deep and crisp and e - ven.

Tenors

P.

S.

13

Bright - ly shone the

13

moon that night, though the frost was cru - el;

2

Tenors

P.

S.

17

When a poor man

17

came in sight, gath-'ring win - ter fu -

loco

el.

Tenors

Baris.,Basses

P.

S.

22

22

'Hi- ther, page and stand by me, if thou know'st it tell - ing:

3

Tenors

Baris.,Basses

P.

S.

27

Yon - der peas - ant,

27

who is he? Where and what his dwel - ling?'

Baris.

P.

S.

loco

31

'Sire, he lives a

31

good league hence, Un - der - neath the moun - tain,

4

Tenor 1

Tenor 2

Bass 1

Bass 2

Piano

1Moderato

In the bleak mid -

In the bleak mid -

In the bleak mid -

In the bleak mid -

1 Moderato

win - ter,

win - ter,

win - ter,

win - ter,

Fros-ty wind made

Fros-ty wind made

Fros-ty wind made

Fros-ty wind made

moan,

moan,

moan,

moan,

T1

T2

B1

B2

Pno.

5

Earth stood hard as

Earth stood hard as

Earth stood hard as

Earth stood hard as

5

i - ron,

i - ron,

i - ron,

i - ron,

Wa -ter like a

Wa -ter like a

Wa -ter like a

like a

stone;

stone;

stone;

stone;

Snow had fall - en,

Snow had fall - en,

Snow had fall - en,

Snow had fall - en,

snow on snow,

snow on snow,

snow on snow,

snow on snow,

(for rehearsal only)

For The New Jersey Gay Men's Chorus

In The Bleak Midwinter Gustave HolstArranged by

Ronald A. HemmelChristina Rossetti

© 1997 Ronald A. Hemmel© 1999 Yelton Rhodes Music (BMI).

All international rights reserved. www.yrmusic.com

YR7404

T1

T2

B1

B2

Pno.

11

Snow on

Snow on

Snow on

Snow on

11

snow,

snow,

snow,

snow,

In the bleak mid -

In thebleak mid -

In the bleak mid -

In the bleak mid -

win - ter,

win - ter,

win-ter,

win - ter,

Long, long a -

Long, long a -

Long, long a -

Long, long a -

go.

go.

go.

go.

T1

T2

B1

B2

Pno.

17

Our God, hea-ven can-not


Our God, Our God, hea-ven can-not


17

hold Him,

hold Him,

hold Him,

hold Him, Nor

Nor earth sus -

Nor earth sus -

Nor earth sus -

earth sus -

tain;

tain;

tain;

tain; Nor earth sus -

page 2

T1

T2

B1

B2

Pno.

21

Heav'n and earth shall



tain; earth shall

21

wel - come Him

wel-come Him

wel-come Him

wel-come Him When He

When He comes to

When He comes to

When He comes to

comes to

reign:

reign:

reign:

reign:

In the bleak mid -

T1

T2

B1

B2

Pno.

26

In the bleak mid -

win - ter,

26

In the bleak mid -

win - ter, bleak mid -

In the bleak mid -

win-ter, A

win-ter, A

win-ter, A

A

sta - ble place suf -




cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

ficed The

ficed The

ficed The

ficed The

page 3

T1

T2

B1

B2

Pno.

31

Lord God in -

Lord God in -

Lord God in -

Lord God in -

31

car - nate,

car - nate,

car - nate,

car - nate,

Je - sus

Je - sus

Je - sus

Je - sus

Christ.

Christ.

Christ.

Christ.

[opt. solo]

What can I give Him?

T1

T2

B1

B2

Pno.

[opt. solo]

37

What can I

37

give Him?

What can I give

What can I give

What can I give

What can I give

Him?

Him?

Him?

Him?

What can I

What can I

What can I

What can I

give Him?

give Him?

give Him?

give Him?

page 4

Piano

with pedal

T

B

Pno.

5

Ma - ry had a ba - by,

5

Ma - ry had a ba - by.

T

B

Pno.

9

Ma - ry had a ba - by,

9

yes, Lord. The peo - ple keep a - 'com - in' and the

Mary Had a Baby Traditional Spiritual,with new wordsand music

by Steven Milloy

Comissioned by the Cincinatti Men's Chorus,Patrick Coyle, Artistic Director

YR3503v1

TTBB and Piano


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T

B

Pno.

12

train has

12

gone. How

T

B

Pno.

15

could it be that on a

15

star-ry night.. Yes, Lord.

a

T

B

Pno.

19

mir-a-cle would hap-pen that would

19

fiil this world with light.

Yes, Lord!

2

T

B

Pno.

23


23

Yes, Lord. Ma - ry had a ba - by.

T

B

Pno.

26

Yes, Lord.

26

Ma - ry had a ba - by. Yes, Lord. The

T

B

Pno.

29

peo-ple keep a - 'com-in' and the

29

train has gone. For

3

T

B

Pno.

33

in a hay filled man - ger or a

33

roc - ky cave.. Yes, Lord.

B

Pno.

36

a

36

babe was born in Beth - le - hem, our souls to save.

T

B

Pno.

39

Yes, Lord!

39


L.H.

4

Tenor 1

Tenor 2

Bass 1

Bass 2

Piano

Allegro moderatosempre legato

There shall asempre legato



There shall a

star from Ja - cob

star from Ja - cob

star from Ja - cob

star from Ja - cob

come forth and a

come forth and a

come forth

come forth,

5

scep - tre from Is - ra - el

scep - tre from Is - ra - el

5

rise up.

rise up.

and a scep - tre from Is - ra - el rise up.

There shall a

There Shall a Star

arr. Bruce Trinkley

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)

© 1996 Bruce Trinkley. © 1998 Yelton Rhodes Music Publishers (BMI), Los Angeles. All international rights reserved.Yelton Rhodes Music PO Box 46249, Los Angeles CA 90046

http://www.yrmusic.com

from Christus Op. 97(Numbers 24:17; Psalm 2:9)

For men's chorus and piano or organ

YR4903

9

star from Ja - cob9

There shall a

There shall a

There shall a

come forth,

star from Ja - cob

star from Ja - cob

star from Ja - cob

from Ja - cob

come forth and a

come forth and a

come forth and a

come forth.

13

scep - tre

scep - tre from Is - ra- el

scep - tre,

There shall a

13

from Is - ra- el

rise up.

and a

star,

rise up.

There shall a

scep - tre from Is - ra-el

There shall a

There shall a

star from Ja - cob

rise up.

star from

6

17

star from Ja - cob

come, a star.

Ja - cob come

17

come forth

There shall a

forth.

There shall a

star from Ja - cob

There shall a

star from

come forth.

21

star from Ja - cob

Ja - cob

There shall a

There shall a

21

come forth,

come forth, a

star, a

star fromJa - cob

There shall a

star

star a

come forth.

star from Ja - cob

from Ja - cob

star from Ja - cob

There shall a

7

25

come forth,

come

come forth,

star, a

25

from Ja -

forth, from Ja - cob

from Ja - cob

star from Ja - cob

cob come

come

come

come

forth.

forth.

forth.

forth.

29

29

marcato

And dash in

marcato

And dash in

marcato

And dash inmarcato

And dash in

8

Organ

With a gentle liltespressivo

8' only

cresc.

add 16'

7

7

meno

Come with Torches, Jeanette, Isabella!

Provencal traditionalarr. Eric Helmuth

© 2000 by Eric Helmuth (ASCAP) . Yelton Rhodes Music, sole selling agent. All international rights reserved. www.yrmusic.com

For the Boston Gay Men's ChorusReuben Reynolds III, music director

Men's chorus with organ

Three Christmas CarolsYR3817.1

YR3817

T 1

T 2

Brtn.

B

13

13

13

Come with

Come with

Come with

Come with

tor - ches, Jean -

tor - ches, Jean -

tor - ches, Jean -

tor - ches, Jean -

ette, Is - a -

ette, Is - a -

ette, Is - a -

ette, Is - a -

bel - la!

bel - la!

bel - la!

bel - la!

T 1

T 2

Brtn.

B

19

Run un -

Run un -

Run un -

Run un -

19

cresc.

19

to the

to the

to the

to the

cra - dle

cra - dle

cra - dle

cra - dle

run!

run!

run!

run!

dim.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

Christ is

Christ is

Christ is

Christ is

born: O

born: O

born: O

born: O

cresc.

- 3 -

enor 1

enor 2

ritone

Bass

Organ

In a moderate 2

In

In

In

In

Dul - ci Ju - bi -

Dul - ci Ju - bi -

Dul - ci Ju - bi -

Dul - ci Ju - bi -

lo

lo

lo

lo

Let

Let

Let

Let

© 2000 by Eric Helmuth (ASCAP). Yelton Rhodes Music , Los Angeles sole selling agent All international rights reserved. www.yrmusic.comAll rights reserved.

In Dulci Jubilo

For the Boston Gay Men's ChorusReuben Reynolds III, music director

Traditionalarr. Eric Helmuth

Men's Chorus with Organ

In Dulci Jubilo: with sweet jubilation

YR3817.3

Tenor 1

Tenor 2

Baritone

Bass

(humming)

(humming)

(humming)

(humming)

Gently

T 1

T 2

Bar.

B.

6

div. unis.

T 1

T 2

Bar.

B.

12

div. unis.

Infant holy, Infant lowly Polish CarolArr. Eric Helmuth

Tr. Edith M. Reed (1920)

"Away in a Manger" ( Cradle Song ) W. J. Kirkpatrick

© 2001 by Eric Helmuth (ASCAP). Yelton Rhodes Music (BMI), Los Angeles, sole selling agent.

YR3817.2

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