Composition: The One Horse Open Sleigh (Pierpont, James)
| Title | The One Horse Open Sleigh |
| Alternative title | Jingle Bells |
| Creators | James Pierpont (composer) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voice, mixed chorus and piano mixed chorus and piano |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1850 |
| First published | 1857 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Songs |
| Language | English |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
(No sections)
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | mixed chorus and orchestra | Robert A. Hudson |
| view | Complete | string orchestra | Elaine Fine |
| view | Complete | mixed chorus | Alessandro Simonetto |
| view | Complete | childrens chorus and piano | Colette Mourey |
| view | Complete | 2 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Complete | flute, clarinet, trombone, 2 violins and piano | Chukwudimma Akabuogu |
| view | Complete | 3 guitars | Marieh Marieh |
| view | Complete | guitar | Bert Alink |
| view | Complete | guitar | Martin Ludenhoff |
| view | Complete | ukulele | Choan Gálvez |
| view | Complete | violin viola |
Elaine Fine |
| view | Complete | organ | Guy-Baptiste Jaccottet |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Sibelius) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus and orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for string orchestra |
Elaine Fine | 2019 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus |
— | — | Complete Score (SATB) · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for childrens chorus and piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba |
Michel Rondeau | 2019 | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, clarinet, trombone, 2 violins and piano |
Chukwudimma Akabuogu | 2010 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 3 guitars |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for ukulele |
Choan Gálvez | 2019 | Complete Score (with the popularized chorus) · view Complete Score (with the original chorus) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin viola |
Elaine Fine | 2020 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Bert Alink (guitar) | For Guitar (Alink) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | — | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | For Voice, Mixed Chorus and Piano (Composer/Dierke) | MIDI Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | For Mixed Chorus (Simonetto) | MIDI Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | For 2 Horns, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones and Tuba (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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