CHRISTMAS CAROL, A

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A Christmas Carol was taken from Ives’s 114 Songs, which he published himself in 1922. It was probalby composed around 1894. It is a simple, charming song, that nevertheless includes subtle phrasing and rhythmic shifts that give it an Ivesian flavor.

Four Old Fashioned Hymns, also published by Creative Spirit, is a Grade III band transcription of three additional pieces from 114 Songs, along with A Christmas Carol. Also available, as a Grade IV band transcription, is Four Ecclectic Songs of Charles Ives.