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We Wish You a Merry Christmas - For Viola, Cello and Piano. With Parts. (arr. Guilherme Facchetti)
by English Christmas Carol Performance Ensemble - Digital Sheet Music

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We Wish You a Merry Christmas For Viola, Cello and Piano. With Parts.

This configuration shifts the principal melodic material to the viola, leveraging its middle-register warmth and allowing the arrangement to sit comfortably without forcing either upper or lower strings into exposed extremes. The cello provides foundational bass and limited counterlines, maintaining mostly first position with occasional extensions. The viola line stays within first through third positions and includes optional grace-note ornaments consistent with traditional performance practice.

The piano part supplies harmonic support rather than continuous doubling. Right-hand voicings are structured to ensure that the viola timbre projects clearly; left-hand motion reinforces cadence points and helps articulate dance meter without overwhelming the ensemble. The reduced texture enables a balanced trio appropriate for mixed-ability performers.

The form preserves the standard verse and refrain cycle, with concise two-bar transitions offering clear re-entries for repeats or sectional codas. Phrase markings and slur guidance are included for stylistic cohesion while allowing ensemble-specific bowing decisions.

Included materials:

Full score
Separate viola part
Separate cello part
Independent piano part built for page-turn practicality

This arrangement is suitable for studio recitals, holiday services, chamber programs, and community performances, providing an approachable yet idiomatic setting for mid-level players.

This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.

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