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Small Ensemble Sheet Music
for the Professional and Amateur Musician

Arrangements & Transcriptions for
Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet,
String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet.

By Kenneth W. Abeling



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21 Featured Christmas Arrangements


Away in the Manger for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet. This is an intermediate level arrangement which incorporates both musical settings of this lovely Christmas Carol by James R. Murray (1887) and William Kirkpartick (1895).

Silver Bells arranged here for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet and Woodwind Quintet words and music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans is another perennial Christmas standard. This arrangement is characterized by dovetailing flowing counter lines and playable by intermediate to advanced ensembles.

Frosty the Snowman arranged for Clarinet Quartet. This is an easier advanced level arrangement of the popular Christmas time song. The song was originally adapted for the 1969 TV special of the same name and sung by Gene Autry.

Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace by Samuel Sebastian Wesley, or S. S. Wesley transcribed for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintett. This is intermediate level transcription of what is perhaps the organist and composer’s most popular and beautiful Anthems/Hymns. The organ part is optional but a nice addition if available.

Sleigh Ride for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet and Woodwind Quintet is a faithful transcription of Leroy Anderson’s Christmas favorite that your audiences will adore!

Messiah - Pifa or Pastoral Symphony from Messiah by George Frideric Handel transcribed here for IBrass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet. This is and easier intermediate level arrangement.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, arranged here for Clarinet Quartet and Saxophone Quartet is the main them to the Christmas time movie favorite of the same name. This an advanced intermediate arrangement the gives the Bari sax a chance to shine along with solos by the other members!

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, transcribed here for Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet. This is one of Bach's most recognizable compositions appropriate for weddings, Christmas and other religious and secular settings.

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree by Johnny Marks arranged for Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet. This is a moderate level arrangement of this Christmas time classic that was first recorded by Brenda Lee and covered numerous others.

A Christmas Festival by Leroy Anderson transcribed for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet and Woodwind Quintet by Kenneth Abeling. This a moderately advanced level transcription of one of the most popular Christmas carol medleys ever written!

Farandole from the Georges Bizet's famed L'Arlesienne Suite No. II transcribed here for Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet by Kenneth Abeling. It is an advanced intermediate to advanced transcription suitable for general performance as well as Christmas events and most audiences will readily recognize the two prominent themes from this movement.

Jingle Bell Rock by Phillip Beazley, Gary Keady, John Vallins arranged for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet. First introduced by Bobby Helms in !957, Jingle Bell Rock is a perennial Christmas time favorite. This is an advanced intermediate, to easier advanced arrangement.

Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet and Woodwind Quintet is a Christmas favorite. This arrangement features lively soli and tutti sections to show off your ensemble and is certain to entertain your audiences!

Merry Christmas Darling arranged here for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet by Kenneth Abeling and made famous by The Carpenters is another Christmas classic. This is a lush, full arrangement playable by intermediate to advanced ensembles.

Messiah - And the Glory of the Lord Shall be Revealed from George Fredrick Handel’s Messiah, transcribed here for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet by Kenneth Abeling. This is an intermediate to advanced intermediate transcription from Part I of Handel’s Messiah and appropriate for sacred Christmas events.

Ave Maria – Charles Gounod’s beautiful melody written atop Johann Sebastian Bach’s Prelude in C major from his Well-Tempered Clavier BWV 846 for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet. This version along with Franz Schubert’s work of the same title are arguably the most popular. This piece is suitable for a variety of religious settings along with Weddings and Funerals and Christmas.

Up on the House-Top & Variations, Words and Music by Benjamin Hansby arranged here for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet by Kenneth Abeling. This is an advanced intermediate to easy advanced arrangement of another Christmas time favorite in a theme and variations format.

Hallelujah Chorus from G. F. Handel’s Messiah transcribed here for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet.

Winter Wonderland by Smith & Bernard arranged for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet and Woodwind Quintet is both technically accessible to younger quartets and a useful lighter Christmas selection for more professional ensembles.

20 Traditional Christmas Carols Volume II for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet and Woodwind Quintet Volume II contains 20 more popular Christmas Carols from around the world. Table of Contents: Jingle Bells, Ding Dong Merrily on High, El Noi De La Mare, Good King Wenceslas, Come Thou Long Expected Jesus, The Holly and the Ivy, Gesu Bambino, Go Tell it on the Mountain, Good Christian Men Rejoice, Here We Come a Wassailing, I Saw Three Ships, Nesem Vam Noviny, Wexford Carol, Patapan, Sing We Now of Christmas, Still Still Still, Low How a Rose, Sussex Carol, Angels From the Realm of Glory, We Wish you a Merry Christmas!

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Wesley / Mendelssohn) for Brass Quintet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Saxophone Quintet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet by Kenneth Abeling is essentially a very entertaining Theme and Variations in various Latin styles on a Christmas time favorite!