A Season of Light by Wallace

Composer:  Frank Wallace 

Description: 30 Carols from many lands and times

“…a beautiful collection of Christmas music from across the centuries, played, composed, and arranged by Frank Wallace…a true master of his instrument…His dynamic range is impressive, and his gradations of tone, constantly singing line, and sensitive musicianship confirm his “elegant virtuosity*”…”

Robert Schulslaper , Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2008

Opus #: 46

Instrumentation: Guitar

Era: 21st Century

Form: Suite, Collection of Carols

Type of Work: Solos

Nationality: World, Christmas Carols from many lands

Parts:  Score

Pages: 32

Written: 2010

Duration: 55 minutes

Difficulty level: easy to hard, generally three part chords and polyphonic textures

Publisher: Gyre Publications

Distributed by: SECONDAPRATTICA.ORG

I. Joy to the World
II. The First Noel
III. Silent Night
IV. There is No Rose
V. O Come Emanuel
VI. Les Pasteurs de la Judea
VII. Beata Progenies
VIII. Star in the East
IX. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
X. A Shining*
XI. Cuando el Rey Nimrod
XII. A los Maytines
XIII. Aro que Nostre Seign'es Nat
XIV. Coventry Carol
XV. Noel Nouvelet
XVI. Master in This Hall
XVII. Amb un Viudo
XVIII. Stella Splendens
XIX. On This Day
XX. Carillon*
XXI. Dawn of the Doves*
XXII. Away in a Manger
XXIII, Sing We to This Merry Company
XXIV. O Holy Night
XXV. J'ai Ouy la Voix
XXVI. Santa María Strella do Dia
XXVII. Venite a Laudare
XXVIII. Per Nadal Farem Gran Festa

Soundboard Review, September 2009
“Here is a fine anthology of thirty pieces for Christmastide…Wallace’s arrangements of Greensleeves, Silent Night and Oh Holy Night are very good indeed…For anyone looking for a wide range of familiar and lesser known music for December, this anthology fits the bill nicely.”
– David Norton, Soundboard Volume XXXV, No. 3, 2009
A Season of Light is a collection of standards and works that were beloved songs from my days of making music with lutes, viols and voices with Trio LiveOak and the Quadrivium in Boston. It is a joyous coming together of my past and present. Four original works are included. The PDF sampler above is a selection of six pieces, please enjoy and share it freely with others.

“I got to read a lot of these today and they are really terrific. I don’t normally think of artistic content and commercial success at the same time but I think that this collection should be very successful. I have most of the commercially available collections of Christmas music for CG and yours is really the best for a number of reasons and I think most players would agree. Everything lies beautifully on the instrument and the modal harmonies and counterpoint (reminiscent of many pieces from Francesco DaMilano to Sylvius Weiss)! It’s a great work and I wish you the best.” –Louis Arnold, guitarist