Drapkin Music Publications – Bassclarinet.net https://www.bassclarinet.net Drapkin Music Publications Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:53:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.bassclarinet.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-SRBCL1-32x32.jpg Drapkin Music Publications – Bassclarinet.net https://www.bassclarinet.net 32 32 Rhapsody in Blue – Annotated Bass Clarinet Part with Performance Notes by Michael Drapkin https://www.bassclarinet.net/product/rhapsody-in-blue-bass-clarinet-part/ Mon, 31 Mar 2025 14:41:01 +0000 https://www.bassclarinet.net/?post_type=product&p=7571 A Christmas Festival (by Leroy Anderson) arranged for Clarinet Trio by Michael Drapkin https://www.bassclarinet.net/product/a-christmas-festival/ Sun, 09 Mar 2025 22:54:51 +0000 https://www.bassclarinet.net/?post_type=product&p=7542 A Christmas Festival, arranged for clarinet trio (two Bb clarinets and bass clarinet) by Michael Drapkin. This may be seen and heard on YouTube at A Christmas Festival. Made available by popular demand and an agreement with Alfred Publishing, this wonderful arrangement is now available for sale. Performance time: 6 minutes and 30 seconds.]]> Composition: “A Christmas Festival” for Orchestra
Composer: Leroy Anderson
Completed: June 12, 1950 Woodbury, Connecticut
Instrumentation: Symphony Orchestra
Structure: Overture
First Performed: June 12, 1950, Boston Pops Orchestra, Boston, Massachusetts; Arthur Fiedler, conductor;
Publisher: Woodbury Music Company LLC; Available from Alfred Publishing

Arthur Fiedler asked Leroy Anderson to write a special concert piece for a Christmas recording in 1950. Anderson selected eight of the most popular Christmas carols and one Christmas song, “Jingle Bells”. Using the themes, Anderson built a concert overture that was nine minuutes in length (8:48), whose title at the time of the June 12, 1950 recording was “Christmas Festival”. For publication in 1952, Anderson eliminated “The First Noel” and shortened the overture overall to a length of 5:45. Anderson adjusted the title to “A Christmas Festival”.

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