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 |
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Sections
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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 (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score Engraving files (Sibelius) |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus and orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for string orchestra |
Elaine Fine | 2019 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus |
— | — | Complete Score (SATB) Engraving files (Finale) |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for childrens chorus and piano |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for 2 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba |
Michel Rondeau | 2019 | Complete Score and Parts Engraving files (Finale & XML) |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for flute, clarinet, trombone, 2 violins and piano |
Chukwudimma Akabuogu | 2010 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for 3 guitars |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for ukulele |
Choan Gálvez | 2019 | Complete Score (with the popularized chorus) Complete Score (with the original chorus) |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for violin viola |
Elaine Fine | 2020 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Bert Alink, guitar | For Guitar (Alink) | Complete Performance | |
| View | MIDI | — | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | MIDI | For Voice, Mixed Chorus and Piano (Composer/Dierke) | MIDI Performance | |
| View | MIDI | For Mixed Chorus (Simonetto) | MIDI Performance | |
| View | Synthesized | For 2 Horns, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones and Tuba (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
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