This is a medley of Christmas tunes, which I originally wrote for instrumentalists at school. It can be played by three flutes and piano, or with more to a part - both Flute 1 & Flute 2 have a couple of optional divisi bars, but when playing one to a part, the small notes may be left out. It would equally suit a Recorder Trio, and I have included a separate part for Descant Recorder, if preferred. Flute 2 & Flute 3 are interchangeable with Treble and Tenor Recorders respectively.
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This is a medley of Christmas tunes, which I originally wrote for instrumentalists at school. It can be played by three flutes and piano, or with more to a part - both Flute 1 & Flute 2 have a couple of optional divisi bars, but when playing one to a part, the small notes may be left out. It would equally suit a Recorder Trio, and I have included a separate part for Descant Recorder, if preferred. Flute 2 & Flute 3 are interchangeable with Treble and Tenor Recorders respectively.

The piano part is not too taxing, and should be playable by an able student - some octaves are optional! Overall it is intended to be bright, lively and festive, with just a little calm and repose in the middle section, with Silent Night.

Following a request from flautist, Anita Hall, I have made a Music Minus 1 version of the piano part, so that the piece can be played without having a real piano / pianist available! This can be heard on the attached MP3 file, and downloaded, if required. In order to get a decent join when the piano enters, I have now cued in the first few bars of the flutes into the piano part, which are then used on the MP3 recorded, but silent on normal SibeliusMusic playback.

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A Great Addition to Flute Repetoire
There is nothing I can say negative about this piece. OK, maybe the title could use a tweak, but musically this piece is perfect. Young adolescent flute players should have no problem piecing this together in time for a Holiday/Christmas performance. The pianist would need to have some skills so as to not overshadow the flutes. The trio writing for the second half of Silent Night is exquisite. I'm looking forward to more works like this!

Craig Hawkins

Time for a singalong
What a delightful suite of memorable Christmas music this is. Full of good cheer and happiness throughout. Very playable for young and old and because the songs are so well know, you could almost singalong if you wanted to. The piano is very much an accompaniment instrument in these pieces, allowing the flutes to do their thing with the melody. The exception being 'Silent Night', where the piano becomes more involved. This music is thoroughly enjoyable and should be played during many and just about any Christmas celebration!

Paul Copeland

Festive
Well done. The point of music is to express, and I think you do this very well, not just in this piece, but your many others. This is a very simple arrangement, and easy to play, allowing the inexperienced to "experience" your work. I do think it is a little lengthy, considering it isn't a very dynamic piece.

Kellen OConnor