The music of Christmas forms an integral part of the festival of Christmas. The festive of season of Christmas is filled with the Christmas music. The Russian Christmas Music is a musical piece written by Alfred Reed in the year 1944 for symphonic band.
The Russian Christmas Music can be divided into 4 sections, though it consists of only one movement. The four sections are:
The Christmas Album by Barra MacNeils has a wonderful, intimate feel. It is easy to imagine that you are in the houses of the Barras celebrating in a happy, informal way.The Ennis Sisters from Newfoundland bring us a lovely album of less -known original Christmas songs featuring the wonderful harmony singing which has made the 3 Ennis sisters popular in Canada. Recommended tracks include Ennis Road, Silent Night, Christmas Must Be Tonight, Christmas Day, Midnight Clear, Friendly Beasts etc.
A fairly traditional music from The Chieftains, though it does include the likes of Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, Marianne Faithfull, Nanci Griffith, and Rickie Lee Jones is The Bells of Dublin. The more conservative sector is represented by The Renaissance Singers and The Voice Squad featuring a mix of Irish tunes and songs, Breton songs, and classic Christmas carols. The volume is nicely produced and just the right combination of enthusiastic fun and respect for religious music of the season.
Celtic Christmas Music is meant not just for Christmas but also for the rest of the year.
- The Village Song – This section makes up the third portion of the Russian Christmas Music and lasts for about 5 minutes. In this portion there are two solos by the Christmas horn, one is the soli (a musical composition for one voice or instrument with or without accompaniment) by the flutes and the other one is the solo by the horns at the end of each.
- Cathedral Chorus – This is the last section of the music and it starts quietly at. the end of the Village Song, but the trombones and the percussion increases the intensity of the song. The music proceeds towards a climax but then recedes for a final chorale. The sounds build up once again and it concludes with a sonorous finale. This section lasts for 5 minutes.
The Russian Music Christmas lasts for 14 to 16 minutes and it was written with the intention of conveying the sounds of the Eastern Orthodox liturgical music that makes use of the human voice.
Christmas Carnivalsgive information on Russian Christmas Music.
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