Joyous Celebration

Title: Joyous Celebration
Level: Grade 3
Composer/Arranger: arr. Curnow
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Classification: Hymn
Instrumentation: Reduced Full
Source: Popplers' conductor's score
General Comments: This is an arrangement of the traditional Christmas hymn, Joy to the World. The piece starts with a bell like fanfare of fourths and fifths leading into the first statement of the melody in the trombone, horn, baritone, and tenor sax. The piece then modulates into A flat and a variation of the melody is played. The piece then returns to E flat for the duration. The piece ends with a clever variation of the melody that is almost fugue like.

Submitted by: Paul Schumacher
Reviewed by:Tim Knabe

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Title:	Joyous Celebration
Level:	Grade 3
Composer/Arranger:	arr. Curnow
Publisher:	Hal Leonard
Classification:	Hymn
Instrumentation:	Reduced Full
Source:	Popplers' conductor's score
General Comments:	This is an arrangement of the traditional Christmas hymn, Joy to the World. The piece starts with a bell like fanfare of fourths and fifths leading into the first statement of the melody in the trombone, horn, baritone, and tenor sax. The piece then modulates into A flat and a variation of the melody is played. The piece then returns to E flat for the duration. The piece ends with a clever variation of the melody that is almost fugue like.