Bells on a Winter Solstice (Reduced Instrumentation)

Style: Modern | Difficulty: Medium Difficult | Grade: 4

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Bells On A Winter Solstice is a dazzling flurry of snowy melodies and traditional Christmastime carols bringing light and life to the cold, dark night of the winter solstice. Excerpts of “Carol of the Bells” can be heard alongside Antonio Vivaldi’s “Winter” and the ageless American classic “Jingle Bells.”

CREDITS

Composed by: Key Poulan.
Percussion by Mike Huestis.
Originally commissioned by: Davis High School Band, Kaysville, Utah - Steven Hendricks, Director
Published By: Key Poulan
Music Duration: 7:45

MUSIC SAMPLES

Mvt. 1: Winter's Carol (RI Recording Soon) opens with a midnight sleigh ride through the frozen countryside. The melody of “Carol of the Bells” evokes a sense of urgency to escape the frost and chill, as the beautiful wonderland of snow and ice is revealed by Antonio Vivaldi’s “Winter” from The Four Seasons. (Request the Reduced Instrumentation recording.)
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Mvt. 2: Solstice (RI Recording Soon) blends the melodies of “Carol of the Bells” and “Jingle Bells” to evoke a somber ritual of fire and light on the shortest day and longest night of the year. (Request the Reduced SInstrumentation recording.)
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Mvt. 3: Bells! (RI Recording Soon) is a lively fantasia on “Carol of the Bells” to celebrate a harsh winter’s end with the return of sunlight, warmth, and life of springtime. (Request the Reduced Instrumentation recording.)
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