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Contents 1. A Not So Silent Night The tranquil beauty of 'Silent Night' is turned abruptly on its head in this punchy version, in which rude accents and an emerging boogie-woogie flavour come to the fore. 2. The Decorated Hall A thinly disguised Deck the Hall is given an entirely new complexion in this lightly decorated piece in a quasi Renaissance style. 3. The Good King A tango might not seem the most obvious genre in which to reimagine Good King Wenceslas, but set in a minor key, the piece takes on an attractive quirkiness. 4. I Saw Three Queens Immediately after Christmas 2015 Gillian and I set sail on the Queen Elizabeth, bound for Cape Town. Embarking from Southampton on that same day were the other two magnifient liners in the Cunard fleet, Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria. We embarked in convoy to a turbulent sea ablaze with fireworks and flag-wavers. I Saw Three Ships seemed the perfect backdrop for this piece. 5. A Partridge in a Holly Tree The piece begins with The Holly and the Ivy, but morphs impercepibly into The Twelve Days of Christmas half way through. Careful pedalling (and half-pedalling) will assist in the left hand's notes some blurring is desired. 6. Jubilo In Dulce Jubilo has always struck me as the most optimistic and warm-hearted of Christmas carols, which has its roots firmly in the Middle Ages. Here, the bells take on a rather darker, more portentous tone altogether, cast in a minor key amid a torrent of notes.Item Details
Category: Piano Christmas MusicPublisher: Clifton Edition
Publisher's reference: C284
Our Stock Code: 1697131
Media Type: Paperback
