Instrumental Solo, Organ - Level 4 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1750339
Composed by Traditional. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. This edition: pdf, streaming. Christmas, Historic, Holiday, Standards, Traditional. Individual part. 9 pages. Jmsgu3 #1310917. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1750339).
Up on the Housetop – Organ Arrangement
Bring a touch of festive craftsmanship to your Christmas services or winter recitals with this inventive organ arrangement of “Up on the Housetop.” Designed with a clear contrapuntal framework and expressive variety, this setting transforms the familiar carol into a miniature suite of Baroque-inspired character movements.
The opening presents the theme in four parts (a4), introducing the melody with crisp counterpoint and bright textures. A charming Bicinium follows, capturing the playful spirit of the tune through lively two-voice interplay. The piece then explores color and texture through two contrasting trios: Trio 1 places the cantus in the diapason for a noble, transparent tone, while Trio 2 shifts the cantus to the quintus, lending a silvery brilliance to the line.
A brief Meno mosso in the relative minor offers introspective contrast before returning A tempo in the subdominant key, where compound quadruple rhythm and full-organ sonorities build a festive grandeur. The Finale (a4) closes the work with energy and flair, reserved for the swell organ alone—a spirited and satisfying conclusion.
This arrangement balances accessibility with sophistication, making it ideal for intermediate to advanced organists seeking a seasonal highlight that blends tradition, invention, and color.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global
self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters.
ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular
titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
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Instrumental Solo, Organ - Level 4 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1750339
Composed by Traditional. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. This edition: pdf, streaming. Christmas, Historic, Holiday, Standards, Traditional. Individual part. 9 pages. Jmsgu3 #1310917. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1750339).
Up on the Housetop – Organ Arrangement
Bring a touch of festive craftsmanship to your Christmas services or winter recitals with this inventive organ arrangement of “Up on the Housetop.” Designed with a clear contrapuntal framework and expressive variety, this setting transforms the familiar carol into a miniature suite of Baroque-inspired character movements.
The opening presents the theme in four parts (a4), introducing the melody with crisp counterpoint and bright textures. A charming Bicinium follows, capturing the playful spirit of the tune through lively two-voice interplay. The piece then explores color and texture through two contrasting trios: Trio 1 places the cantus in the diapason for a noble, transparent tone, while Trio 2 shifts the cantus to the quintus, lending a silvery brilliance to the line.
A brief Meno mosso in the relative minor offers introspective contrast before returning A tempo in the subdominant key, where compound quadruple rhythm and full-organ sonorities build a festive grandeur. The Finale (a4) closes the work with energy and flair, reserved for the swell organ alone—a spirited and satisfying conclusion.
This arrangement balances accessibility with sophistication, making it ideal for intermediate to advanced organists seeking a seasonal highlight that blends tradition, invention, and color.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global
self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters.
ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular
titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
About Digital Downloads
Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on
your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music,
you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and
you don't have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play!
PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page
that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are
only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not
digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not
print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).
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