THE CHRISTMAS SONG

Alto Sax Solo

 Rit     
Mel Torme\Robert Wells
 5
  
With Feeling
   
Molto rit Band Arrangement byJ
q = 80
 
a tempo

      


 
     
Piccolo
 
       mp

mf
 
         


Flute

mf mp
       
Oboe     
  

  
  


     
  mf    
mp


      
Clarinet 1                
 

 mp
 
       
  
Clarinet 2-3
                 
 pp mf       mp


mp
    
       
Alto Clarinet
  
mf

  
          

Bass Clarinet
  mp 

mf
 
       
Bassoon        
  
mf
 
Solo Alto Sax        
    
         mf freely
 
Alto Sax 1-2        
      

       
-mp
þ

Tenor Sax   
          
  
mp
  
Bari Sax 
 
pp
     
mf
 
rit.
    
  pp mp

 
Horn 1-2                 
mf

    


mf
    

pp
Trumpet 1           
   

Trumpet 2-3    
pp    mf
            

 
pp 
                  
   
  
  
Trombone 1-2
pp mp
   
mf
           
mf
Baritone BC   
  
pp mp

Euphonium TC   
  
pp
  
 

      
mp

Tuba       
  

       

mp
String Bass           
   
 

ff

Timpani   
       

q = 80 mp
   
Wind Chimes mf
   
Percussion 1     
 
       
Percussion 2  

 
Bells  
  
        
Chimes
Bells & Chimes 
f
2

 
7 Poco rit. a tempo

Picc.         
     
       
Fl.       
mf
  
mf
 
Ob        

     
mf mf

                   
Oboe
   
Cl.

 
    
mf

Cl. 2-3  
    
   
 

mp

Alto Cl.       

    
  
B. Cl.
 
 
 
                

Bsn.
mp
mp
           
              
Alto Sax.(Solo)     
 3
            
       
Alto Sax. 1-2
  
     
mp mp

T. Sax.                  
   
 
mp mp

              
 
 
B. Sax.

 
mp

Hn. 1-2                 
  mp
Tpt.            
mp

           
 
Tpt. 2-3

          

mp
    
Tbn. 1-2 

mp mp
                    
B. Tbn.   

                  
Euph.
   
 
 
       
  
  
 
Tba.

 
        
      

S. Bass
mp
mp


Timp.        
    
mp
Perc. 1        
Ride Cym.

mf
Perc.       


 
        
Bells
Chim.
 
 3

13  
   
 
 
Poco rit

13

Picc.        
   
  
Fl.          
mp

           
  
mp    
Ob
         
Cl.       
 
 
Cl. 2-3            
  
 
  
mp

Alto Cl.        


 

      
      
B. Cl.

   p 
mp 


       
  
 
Bsn.

             

    
             
Alto Sax.(Solo)

            

      
Alto Sax. 1-2
 
   
 
mp
  
T. Sax.                
 


mp

  
      
B. Sax.
  
  p
        
Hn. 1-2        

 p
                 
Tpt. 
mp p
       
 
Tpt. 2-3

          

Tbn. 1-2      
    
pp


            
    
 
B. Tbn.
p

 
 
      

Euph.             
 

p

Tba.    

             
   
              
p

     
S. Bass

    
 
p

Timp.           
      
Wind Chimes Tri

Perc. 1        



mp mp
Sus Cym.

Perc.           
Bells  
mp

   
pp


        
& Chimes
 

Chim.
4

 
20 a tempo 21
Picc.        
      
          
Fl.

             
mp
         
p
       
Ob         



  
           
mp

      
p

Cl.     
     
  
mp

     
p
              

 
Cl. 2-3    
 p
mp

Alto Cl.      

   
     
B. Cl.

mp
p   
 
Bsn.
 
          


          
      
p
 
mp
   
Alto Sax.(Solo)    

 
Alto Sax. 1-2    
 
T. Sax.             
        
 

Bassoon
    
B. Sax.

              


Hn. 1-2                      
          
p
St. Mute    
Tpt.      

  
mp

    
St. Mute
Tpt. 2-3

 
mp
    
Tbn. 1-2 
      
B. Tbn. 

Euph.       

   
Tba.   



  
p     
 
p

pizz

      
S. Bass 

   
p
Timp.  
mp
     


p
              
mp

Sleigh Bells
Perc. 1 



p

 
Temple Blks.
Perc.             

     
mf Bells p
       Sus.Cym.

  
    
Chim.
  
p
 5

29
   
poco rit. a tempo

25

            
Picc. 

 
mp
       
mf

Fl.     

 
        
mf mp

Ob        
         
mf mp

        
Cl.       


mf mp

   
           
     
 
Cl. 2-3


mf mp 
Alto Cl.       

       
   
        
       
B. Cl.
mf 
mp
       
        
          
Bsn.
    
  
mf

               

 
Alto Sax.(Solo)

      f     
 
         
Alto Sax. 1-2     

       
p mf mp

T. Sax.               
p

              
mf mp

     
B. Sax.
    
  p      
mf mp

Hn. 1-2   
              

 
mf mp

     
a


Tpt.

 
fp

     

Tpt. 2-3
      fp  
        
Tbn. 1-2   

p`
  
mf
           
B. Tbn. 
   

Euph.                   


    
   
    
         
  
Tba.
   
 
        p
  
mf

           
S. Bass
  
 

mf mp

Timp.        p 

mf mp
        
Perc. 1    
Wind Chimes

 mf
  
Perc.         
 
      
 
     
Chim. 
mp
mf
6

 
31 poco rit. a tempo

Picc.         
           
  
     
    f   
Fl.
    
mf mf
 
Ob      
  
mf mf


f
 
Cl.               
mf
     
p

  
        
  
Cl. 2-3


p mf

Alto Cl.       

 

         
 
B. Cl.
  p
 
   
  
f
    
Bsn.   
    
   
   
  f  
      
p
     
Alto Sax.(Solo)   3
f


Alto Sax. 1-2          

          
p

T. Sax.          



p
 
mf


     
B. Sax.       
 


p f

Hn. 1-2               


Open p f

         
Tpt.   
mp
Open

    p

f
       
   
Tpt. 2-3
mp     f     
  
p

 
       
Tbn. 1-2

 
p f
  
mf
             
p f
B. Tbn.   

       
p
 f
Euph.                  



p f

   
 
     
     
Tba.

 p     
          
f
S. Bass  

Timp. 


    
p f

 Ride Cym 
   
mf

Perc. 1       

 
mp p

     
f
Perc.

       
 
Chim.      
f
 7

     
37
       
37

Picc.      
      
     
p

Fl.      
        
p

Ob    
  
 
   
Cl.                
   
p

     
       
Cl. 2-3   

p

Alto Cl.       

        
B. Cl.
                
p    mf

                        
Bsn.          
p mf

Alto Sax.(Solo)       

            

  

   
Alto Sax. 1-2

               
p mf
      
T. Sax.      
       
mf

 
 
             
B. Sax.
       
   
p
 
mf

Hn. 1-2         

3             

mf

Tpt.       
  

                

mf
3  
mp

Tpt. 2-3      

                 mp
 mf
mf    
    
Tbn. 1-2 
               
mf
        
B. Tbn.     
mf
                  
Euph.       

 
mf

Tba.     

    
 
 
   
   
      


 
p
 
                 
mf
S. Bass          

p

         
Timp.  

p
 Sleigh
  Bells
                          
Perc. 1  
 Cymbal 

p Sus

Temple Blks.
                                   

Perc.
p


 
      
pp
Chim.
p
  
8

 
43 rall. 45 a tempo poco rit.

Picc.         
        
         
 
Fl.      
     
mf
 
    
mp
   
       
 
 

Ob

 
mp
    

mf
    
Cl.          
mf
       
         
mp

       
Cl. 2-3
    
   

mf mp

Alto Cl.       

     

 

    
B. Cl.
   
       
mp
  
Bsn.                     

       
mp
        
       
Alto Sax.(Solo)



Alto Sax. 1-2           
      
mp

T. Sax.              
mp
        
B. Sax.                     
     
mp

Hn. 1-2  
    
      

mp

                
Tpt. 
mp
   
Tpt. 2-3              

mp
       
  
 
 
Tbn. 1-2 
 mp

                 
B. Tbn.                 

 
                   
           
Euph.


       
   
Tba.
   
        
S. Bass        
 

Slowe mp

Timp.        
       
Wind Chimes mp

Perc. 1      
 mf

Perc. 
       

              
 
Chimes Bells Bells & Chimes
     
f

f   
Chim.

mf
 9

     
     
Slower
rall.
  

49

Picc.       
 
    f  
      
Fl.      
 
        
f

      
Ob   
    
f

Cl.         
        
p mf f
      
     
Cl. 2-3
 

p mf f

Alto Cl.     

  
  
B. Cl.
         
f

p
     
mf

f
        
  
Bsn.
p
  f
   
mf
 
        
f
Alto Sax.(Solo) 
  
 
    
f
 

      
Alto Sax. 1-2    
     
 
p f mf f

T. Sax.            
 

p f mf
 
f

         
B. Sax.
 
  
p f mf f

Hn. 1-2  
 
  



     
    

p f mf

Tpt.        
f

p f
Tpt. 2-3    
     
   f Slower
   
   
p
    
Tbn. 1-2    
p mf
 
ff ff
      
p mf
    
B. Tbn. 
p 
f f

Euph.             



p f f

           
Tba.
  
      
f     
   
p f
S. Bass 
 p f
 
Timp.        
f

 
Ride
mp
     
f Tri

Perc. 1          
 Sus. Cym.  

  
p  mf

Perc. 
   
pp p f
          
f

 
Bells
    
Chim. 
mf f
10

              
rit.
 
molto rit. a tempo rall.
   
53

Picc.     
             
pp
     
Fl.     

pp
   
Ob        
           
 pp       

Cl.              

     
pp
   
   
                 
 
Cl. 2-3


pp

Alto Cl.      


           
B. Cl.

  
 
     
pp
Bsn.
      
 
pp Cmaj9

Alto Sax.(Solo)        
 
  
   
   
Optional Light Fills
    

Alto Sax. 1-2  
  

pp

    
T. Sax.           

B. Sax.            
   
pp

Hn. 1-2            

    
pp
      

Tpt.   
     
pp
f
    
             
 

  
  
Tpt. 2-3

       

pp


  
f
  
Tbn. 1-2 
pp

     
B. Tbn. 
        
pp

Euph.             
pp

Tba.    
           
         
   
 
S. Bass

  
pp

Timp.    

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                     
Perc. 1  
 


 
 (+Windchimes)

Perc.        
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 
              
Chim.  