Twelve Days of Christmas, The

These special arrangements for percussion ensemble, featuring traditional carols and modern seasonal favorites fully arranged for 8-12 players, have become standards for Christmas programs throughout the country. The full compliment of keyboard instruments, as well as timpani and percussion, are used in each arrangement.

Grade Level: 3
Copyright: 1990
Number of Players: 12
Duration: 3:50
Publisher: OU Percussion Press
Series: Holiday Series
Category: Percussion

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Instrumentation

Bells
Crotales
Vibraphone I
Vibraphone II
Xylophone
Marimba I (4-octave)
Marimba II (4-octave)
Bass Marimba (5-octave)
Chimes
Timpani
Percussion I (triangle, nightingale call, cricket call, snare drum, cowbell, slide whistle, train whistle)
Percussion II (finger cymbals, sleigh bells, suspended cymbal, duck call, mark tree, castanets, bass drum)