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Music
for Christmas and Advent
If it's the season, look no further. All lists include sacred and secular
(secular titles are my very best arrangements, although I play much more), so
there's something here for a church service as well as that special holiday
party. Click on the instrument of your choice below.
For a smattering of concert venues, click
here. And to book an event, .
This list
includes suitable classical music as well. Got a Christmas solo you'd
like? .
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Air ("Water Music Suite") |
G. F. Handel |
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An Unnamed Piece |
John Dowland |
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Arioso |
J.S. Bach |
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Away in a Manger |
Away in a Manger |
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Come, All Ye Shepherds |
French carol |
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Come, Let's Be Merry |
English country-dance tune |
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Concerto No. 1 in A minor, 1st movt. (orig. for violin) |
J.S. Bach |
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Concerto No. 1 in C major, all (orig. for mandolin) |
A. Vivaldi/arr. L. Reilly |
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Flute Clock Sonata, Set II, no. 2 |
G. F. Handel |
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Go Tell It on the Mountain (see also...) |
Spiritual |
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Good King Wenceslas |
English |
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas |
H. Martin & R. Blane |
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In the Bleak Midwinter (plucked) |
Gustav Holst |
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In dulci jubilo |
German |
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Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (with additional instrumentation) |
J.S. Bach
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| Jingle Bells |
J. Pierpont |
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Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! |
Sammy Cahn |
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Minuet in G |
J. S. Bach |
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Noel Nouvelet |
French carol |
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O, Christmas Tree |
German |
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O Come, All Ye Faithful (plucked) |
Adeste Fideles |
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O Come, O Come Emmanuel |
Plainsong |
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O Sanctissima |
Mariner's Hymn |
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The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers |
Leon Jessl |
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Pastorale Symphony ("Messiah") |
G. F. Handel |
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Prelude, Allemande, Courante (from Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007) |
J.S. Bach
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Ronde/Hupfauf (1556) |
Tielman Susato |
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Sarabande |
Arcangelo Corelli |
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Silent Night |
Franz Gruber |
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Simple Gifts |
Shaker hymn |
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Waltz of the Toys |
French-Canadian |
| What Child is This? |
Greensleeves |
| White Christmas |
Irving Berlin |
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This list
includes suitable classical music, too. Got a Christmas solo you'd like?
.
| Am Buaichaille Ban (The Fair Shepherd) |
Scottish |
| The Carillon of Sneek |
Dutch |
| Ding! Dong! Merrily on High |
16th cent. French |
| I Saw Three Ships (great for family service!) |
English traditional tune |
| Jingle Bells |
J. Pierpont |
| Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
(communion) |
Picardy |
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Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending |
Helmsley |
| Minuet in G (another one, by...) |
J.S. Bach |
| O Jesu Sweet |
J.S. Bach |
| Once in Royal David's City |
Irby |
| O’Carolan’s Concerto |
T. O’Carolan |
| Silent Night |
Franz Gruber |
| Silver Bells |
Jay Livingston and Ray Evans |
| Wassail! Wassail, All over the Town |
Gloucestershire Carol |
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All of the works
below (except for the first one listed) involve dulcimer or autoharp. Most
of the parts were created from the existing score (indicated by "cp"),
although some are scored specifically for either instrument.
Got something else in mind that's not
on the list but would work well with dulcimer? . And be sure to go to the Composition
page to view sample pages of my own choral works.
Angels Visit When We Sing (SATB & organ)
(no dulcimer here, but I composed the music!) |
Lucille Reilly
text by Thomas H. Troeger |
| Comfort Ye, My People (Advent) |
Psalm 42, arr. Lucille Reilly (SATB, hd) |
| Before the Marvel of This Night (Augsburg 11-2005) |
Carl
Schalk (SATB, org, cp) |
| Christmas Lullaby (Plymouth MD-500) |
M. Dalglish (SA) |
| The Dark Around Us (Hymnody of Earth) (+perc.) |
Malcolm Dalglish |
| Ding! Dong! Merrily on High (SSA + HD) |
16th cent. French, arr. Lucille Reilly |
| Go Tell It on the Mountain (SATB, hd, gtr+opt. bass or
piano; this one rocks, it's à la bluegrass!) |
Spiritual, arr. Lucille Reilly |
| I Saw Three Ships (Selah #405-264; SATB, hd) |
Appalachian carol in 4/4 |
| I Wonder as I Wander (Schirmer Octavo #9292) |
Appalachian carol (cp) |
| I Wonder as I Wander (soprano solo + hd) |
Appalachian carol, arr. Lucille Reilly |
| Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
(+ organ) |
J. S. Bach |
| Joy to the World (Hal Leonard #08596517; +organ) |
arr. Alice Parker |
| The Kalanta of the New Year (Plymouth) |
M. Dalglish (SA) |
| Lo, How a Rose... (Schirmer Octavo #9292; + dulcimer
improvisation) |
M. Praetorius |
| A Manger Carol (1-2 voices w/ org.; Flammer B5141; +cp) |
R. Purvis
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| O Come, O Come Emmanuel (2 equal voices+HD) |
Plainsong, arr. Lucille Reilly |
| Rise Up, Shepherd (Oolitic 1991) |
M. Dalglish (SSA) |
| Prepare the Way (Advent; SATB, hd)
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Swedish
tune, arr. Lucille Reilly |
| Prepare the Way (The Sacred Music Press, #10/1202S; cp+ organ) |
Swedish tune, arr. Hal Hopson |
| Psalm of Solstice (Hymnody of Earth; + perc) |
Malcolm Dalglish |
| Sanctus (from Deutsche Messe; with E or F diatonic
autoharp) |
F. Schubert
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| Simple Gifts (#PCS-162; cp) |
arr. Rosemary Heffley |
| Star in the East (Selah 405-316; organ or strings + cp) |
David Ashley White |
Star in the East (3 Appalachian carols, available from the composer)
Note: This work
takes about 14 minutes to perform. |
arr. Malcolm Dalglish |
| Winter Lullaby (B&H OCTB#6690) |
M. Dalglish (SA) |
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