Holidays Extraordinaire! Piano

Category: Christmas Music ** Composer: Baker-Monday/McAllister ** Title: Holidays Extraordinaire! ** Book/Part: Piano Accompaniment ** Publisher: Kjos Music.

A follow up of the popular Strings Extraordinaire, this collection of 24 carols and songs represents holiday musical traditions from North America, Europe and parts of Asia. Includes Christmas and Chanukah holiday music dating back hundreds, if not thousands of years. The First Noel (English) * Frayloch (Yiddish) * Old Dutch Carol (Dutch) * Abranose Los Cielos (Spanish) * Twas The Moon Of Wintertime (Canadian) * Canzone di Zampognari (Sicilian) * My Dreidl (Hebrew) * Pinata (Mexican) * Nesem vam Noviny (Bohemian/Czech) * Wsord Nocnej Ciszy (In Nights Deep Silence) (Polish) * Fum Fum Fum (Catalan) * Themes from Nutcracker * and more... the "Holidays" ensemble can be used for a mixed-ability group, as each part comes with an A or B option (A being the more difficult part). Includes both traditional carols and more uncommon Christmas songs from around the world.

Grading: easy (simple melody part, remains mostly in first position, easy key signatures, simple rhythms, simple bowings, suitable for a beginner) -- to -- intermediate (slightly more difficult, may require some easy shifting, more complex rhythms, more advanced bowing, suitable for someone with a few years playing experience) to intermediate (slightly more difficult than an "easy" grade, may require some easy shifting, more complex rhythms, more advanced bowing, suitable for someone with a few years playing experience).