Christmas Exultations

Composed 2019 | Revised 2021

Duration: 6 minutes | Grade 4 Concert Band

Prepare for an incredible memory that will define the meaning of the holiday spirit! This is Christmas Exultation, a collection of original music paired with some familiar tunes to unleash that inner childhood nostalgia. This is a great piece to end a great holiday concert with.

This was one of my first holiday pieces ever written. It was composed at the start of my music career, at a time where I was beginning to learn more about the classical concert band world.  It just so happened that the holiday season was coming around and I wanted to compose something that will lift that holiday spirit up.  It first started off as a Christmas medley, but then quickly routed off that path and into something unique.  I’ve never done anything quite this special and extensive before.  After all, this took an extensive period of time to build. But, it didn’t take long before the music started coming together, to what you hear now.

INSTRUMENTATION

1 Piccolo                                   3 Alto Saxophone 2                                2 Euphonium B.C

4 Flute 1                                    2 Tenor Saxophone                                 2 Euphonium T.C

4 Flute 2                                    1 Baritone Saxophone                             3 Tuba

2 Oboe                                      3 Bb Trumpet 1                                      1 Timpani

1 Bassoon 1                               3 Bb Trumpet 2                                      1 Mallet Percussion 1

1 Bassoon 2                               3 Bb Trumpet 3                                      1 Mallet Percussion 2

4 Bb Clarinet 1                           3 F Horn 1                                             2 Percussion 1

4 Bb Clarinet 2                           3 F Horn 2                                             1 Percussion 2

4 Bb Clarinet 3                           2 Trombone 1                                        Clarinet in Eb (optional)

3 Bb Bass Clarinet                      2 Trombone 2                                        Alto Clarinet in Eb (optional)

3 Alto Saxophone 1                    1 Trombone 3                                        Double Bass (optional)

­­Percussion 1: Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Triangle

Percussion 2: Crash Cymbal, Suspended Cymbal, Sleigh Bells

Mallet Percussion 1: Xylophone, Vibraphone

Mallet Percussion 2: Bells (Glockenspiel), Chimes (Tubular Bells)

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