Details
- Instrument:
- Baritone Horn TC Baritone Horn BC Cornet Euphonium Flugelhorn Percussion Trombone Bass Trombone Tuba
- Ensembles:
- Brass Band
- Genres:
- Christmas 21st Century TV Movies Pop
- Composers:
- Alan Silvestri Glen Ballard
- Publishers:
- Nova Vocem Music (NVM)
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Format:
- Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Early Intermediate
- Artist:
- Glen Ballard
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 35
SKU: A0.1512425
By Matthew Hall & Meagan Moore. Composed by Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard. Arranged by Matt Shaw. This edition: pdf. 21st Century, Christmas, Film/TV. Brass Band. 35 pages. Nova Vocem Music (NVM) #1087424. Published by Nova Vocem Music (NVM) (A0.1512425).When Christmas Comes To Town
for Tenor horn duet and brass band
By Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard
Arranged by Matt Shaw
From the soundtrack to the 2004 Warner Bros. Pictures movie 'The Polar Express', comes a new arrangement of 'When Christmas Comes To Town'.
A box office hit, 'The Polar Express' tells the story of a young boy (named Hero Boy), who embarks upon a journey to the North Pole on a mysterious steam train on Christmas Eve, to visit Santa Claus. Once on board the train, the boy meets other children from various backgrounds who are all wanting to see Santa, as well as a magical train crew, headed by the Conductor. 'The Polar Express' stars Tom Hanks, providing voices and motion-capture for 6 characters, including the Conductor and Santa Claus.
With an incredible original soundtrack from Hollywood legend Alan Silvestri, combined with other iconic Christmas recordings, 'The Polar Express' became an instant hit, and has embedded itself in Christmas popular culture.
'When Christmas Comes To Town' is performed in the film by the characters Billy the Lonely Boy and Hero Girl, with singing voices provided by Matthew Hall and Meagan Moore, and tells the story of their differing perspectives of Christmas, with a shared desire to see Santa.
This new arrangement from Matt Shaw is scored for two solo Tenor Horns with brass band accompaniment (including a tutti 2nd horn part), and captures all the magic and innocence of the original song, whilst being intentionally scored to be approachable and playable by bands of all levels. The solo lines are scored within a sensible range, and are supported by warm chords from the middle and lower band, with a continuous magical presence from the percussion writing.
Originally arranged for, and performed by, the Wingates Brass Band, this arrangement promises to be a fantastic new addition to any band Christmas programme, as both a new and accessible feature and an instant crowd pleaser.
Arrangement by Matt Shaw, from Nova Vocem Music.
Suggested level - Youth/4th Section +
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- ArrangeMe:
- Nova Vocem Music (NVM)
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Instrument:
- Brass Baritone Horn Baritone Horn TC Brass Baritone Horn Baritone Horn BC Brass Trumpet Cornet Brass Euphonium Brass Trumpet Flugelhorn Percussion Percussion Brass Trombone Brass Bass Trombone Brass Tuba
- Artists:
- Alan Silvestri Glen Ballard
- Ensemble:
- Brass Band
- Publisher:
- Nova Vocem Music (NVM)