Difference between revisions of "Carol of the Bells (Locke)"

Latest revision as of 05:40, 23 October 2025

General Info

Year of Published: 20
Publisher: Miles Locke Music
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 00:02:20
Cost: Score and Parts - $25.00 | Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Marimba 1
Player 2: Marimba 2
Player 3: Glockenspiel
Player 4: Xylophone
Player 5: Vibraphone
Player 6: Chimes
Player 7: Sleigh Bells & Xylophone 2
Player 8: Tom Toms & Bass Drum & Suspended Cymbals & Triangle & Finger Cymbals
Player 9: Timpani

Program Notes

This version of Carol of the Bells was intended to be a groovy version of the original, that is accessible by a large variety of musicians. The instrumentation is common of what you would find in an ordinary middle school band program. Also the parts, although syncopated at times, are not too challenging. This piece would be great for a middle or high school concert if you are looking to give the percussion section a fun way to jam out to this classic Ukrainian carol. While it is written for a minimum 9 percussionists, melodic parts can easily be doubled as well as dividing the auxiliary instruments into multiple parts.

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Recent Performances

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Solo

Carol of the Bells Rhapsody - Marimba
Greensleves - Marimba
Seeking Paradise - Marimba
Zenith (Locke) - Glockenspiel

With Other Instruments

Romance (Locke) - Marimba and Flute
Strange Adaptation - Marimba and Bass Clarinet
The Engulfed Cathedral - Vibraphone and Piano

Percussion Ensemble

Carol of the Bells (Locke) - Percussion Nonet
Three's Company - Percussion Trio
Thundersnow - Percussion 18-24+

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+'''Publisher''': [[Miles Locke Music]]<br /-->
-'''Duration''':  c. <br /-->
+'''Difficulty''': Intermediate<br /-->
-'''Difficulty''':  (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->
+'''Duration''':  00:02:20 <br /-->
-'''Publisher''': [[Title Publisher]]<br /-->
+'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $25.00  &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Score Only - $0.00<br /-->
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 == Instrumentation ==
+Player 1: [[Marimba]] 1<br /-->
+Player 2: [[Marimba]] 2<br /-->
+Player 3: [[Glockenspiel]]<br /-->
+Player 4: [[Xylophone]]<br /-->
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+Player 5: [[Vibraphone]]<br /-->
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+Player 6: [[Chimes]]<br /-->
-Player II: <br>
+Player 7: [[Sleigh Bells]] & [[Xylophone]] 2<br /-->
-Player III: <br>
+Player 8: [[Tom Toms]] & [[Bass Drum]] & [[Suspended Cymbals]] & [[Triangle]] & [[Finger Cymbals]]<br /-->
-Player IV: <br>
+Player 9: [[Timpani]]<br /-->
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-Player VII: <br>
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 == Program Notes ==
+This version of Carol of the Bells was intended to be a groovy version of the original, that is accessible by a large variety of musicians. The instrumentation is common of what you would find in an ordinary middle school band program. Also the parts, although syncopated at times, are not too challenging. This piece would be great for a middle or high school concert if you are looking to give the percussion section a fun way to jam out to this classic Ukrainian carol. While it is written for a minimum 9 percussionists, melodic parts can easily be doubled as well as dividing the auxiliary instruments into multiple parts.
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