Music by DANIEL DORFF |
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PROGRAM NOTES by the composer | |
Pachelbel's Christmas A Merry Melange for Orchestra or Brass Quintet | |
The 1986 original was for brass quintet, which seemed like the appropriate sound for a Christmas medley. Over the years I realized the uniform sound quality of this ensemble was hiding the contrasting melodies, and that creating an orchestra version would let the countermelodies stand out more, as well as being very suitable for Christmas Pops concerts. This new version was created in February 2005. The brass quintet version was premiered by the
Seacoast Brass (southern NJ) in December 1986. The orchestra version was
premiered by Sheldon Bair conducting the Susquehanna Symphony (Bel Air, MD) in
December 2005. |
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last updated February 20, 2020 |
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