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From the Matt Riley Epic Christmas Series

The Definitive Carol of the Bells / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Cinematic. Virtuosic. Unforgettable. The arrangement performed by major symphonies, now available for your ensemble.

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Multi-Level PDF Downloads • High-Quality Accompaniment Tracks

Feature	Soloist Suite $39	Ensemble Suite $99	Piano & String Orch $149	Symphony Standard $399	Symphony Premiere $649	Symphony Deluxe $899
Piano Soloist Collection (Early Int, Late Int, Adv, Concert + Standalone Solos)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Full Audio Vault (Reference Recordings, Rehearsal Tracks, 11 Accompaniment Mixes)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Chamber Library (Piano Quintet, Mixed Trios, 4-Hands, 6-Hands)		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Piano & String Orchestra Scores & Parts (4 Piano Levels)			✔	✔	✔	✔
Source Files — Piano + Strings (MusicXML, MIDI)			✔	✔	✔	✔
Full Orchestra Score & Parts (4 Piano Levels, 38 instruments)				✔	✔	✔
Source Files — Full Orchestra (Dorico, MusicXML, MIDI) + String Orchestra Dorico					✔	✔
Multi-Track Audio Stems (WAV)					✔	✔
Printed Conductor's Score & Parts (1 piano level, shipped)						✔

Note: Accompaniment tracks line up perfectly with all four piano levels (Early Intermediate, Late Intermediate, Advanced, Concert).

Soloist Suite

Carol of the Bells / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Piano) Soloist Suite

EPIC CHRISTMAS SERIES PIANO SOLOIST SUITE Complete Digital Suite — $39 A $410 Total Value Teachers and music directors — see Maestro membership for printing rights and 50% off the catalog. A cornerstone of the Epic Read more

EPIC CHRISTMAS SERIES

PIANO SOLOIST SUITE

Complete Digital Suite — $39

A $410 Total Value

Teachers and music directors — see Maestro membership for printing rights and 50% off the catalog.

A cornerstone of the Epic Christmas Series. Everything a pianist needs to perform the exact arrangement of Carol of the Bells and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen heard on major symphony stages — played as a powerful solo with cinematic backing tracks, or as a traditional standalone piano work.

Sheet Music:

Early Intermediate Piano
Late Intermediate Piano
Advanced Piano
Concert Piano: the most demanding of the four, on par with Chopin and Liszt concert etudes.
Standalone Solo — Intermediate: a self-contained arrangement that stands on its own without backing.
Standalone Solo — Advanced: the virtuosic self-contained arrangement.

Performance Accompaniment Tracks: Eleven full-tempo orchestra mixes for live performance — none include piano, since you're playing the piano part live. Four mix styles: the Standard Mix is the full hybrid sound (orchestra + band/rhythm + synths/loops/fx); the Hot Mix is synths-forward, hard-hitting and modern; the Orchestra & Band/Rhythm Mix is orchestra + band/rhythm with no synths/loops/fx; and the Orchestral Mix is pure traditional orchestra. Intro variants (Guitar Intro, Sleigh Bells Count-in) make timing your entry easy. The 2.0 mixes feature live strings from select members of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and live drums by Steve Goold; the 1.0 mixes use the same arrangement with high-quality samples.

Rehearsal Tracks: Six slow-tempo practice mixes at 120 and 150 BPM — Standard Mix, Standard Mix with Sleigh Bells, and Standard Mix with Guitar Intro at both tempos. Master the fast passages before you bring them up to performance speed.

Reference Recordings: Six total — four piano + orchestra (one paired to each piano difficulty) and two standalone solo recordings (Intermediate and Advanced), so you know exactly how it should sound.

World-Class Production: An epic hybrid production featuring the select members of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Steve Goold (Drums), Cory Wong (Guitars), and synth/loops/programming by Michael Nelson Rizzo (Epic Soul). Produced and arranged by Matt Riley.

$39.00

Ensemble Suite

Carol of the Bells / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Piano) - Ensemble Suite

EPIC CHRISTMAS SERIES PIANO ENSEMBLE SUITE Seven Ensembles + Complete Soloist Suite — $99 A $605 Total Value Teachers and music directors — see Maestro membership for printing rights and 50% off the catalog. Every way a Read more

EPIC CHRISTMAS SERIES

PIANO ENSEMBLE SUITE

Seven Ensembles + Complete Soloist Suite — $99

A $605 Total Value

Teachers and music directors — see Maestro membership for printing rights and 50% off the catalog.

Every way a pianist might play this piece, in one bundle. The complete Piano Soloist Suite (six piano versions, eleven full-tempo orchestra accompaniment tracks, rehearsal tracks) plus seven ensemble arrangements built around the same arrangement of Carol of the Bells and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen — strings + piano in five configurations, piano duet, and piano trio for six hands.

The Piano Soloist Suite, Included:

Six Piano Versions: Early Intermediate, Late Intermediate, Advanced, and Concert (the most demanding of the four, on par with Chopin and Liszt concert etudes), plus two Standalone Solo arrangements at Intermediate and Advanced.
Performance Accompaniment Tracks: Eleven full-tempo orchestra mixes for live performance — Standard, Hot, Orchestra and Band/Rhythm, Orchestral, each with intro and effect variants. None include piano.
Rehearsal Tracks: Six slow-tempo orchestra tracks at 120 and 150 BPM, with sleigh bells or guitar intro options.
Reference Recordings: Six total — four piano + orchestra (one paired to each piano difficulty) and two standalone solo recordings.

Chamber Arrangements:

Two Violins & Piano: Two violin parts plus Advanced and Intermediate piano scores. Includes demos for both levels.
Violin, Cello & Piano Trio: Intermediate and Advanced. Score, violin part, and cello part for each level. Advanced includes audio demo.
Violin, Viola & Piano Trio: Intermediate and Advanced string levels. Piano part in the score is the Advanced piano; an easier-reading pianist can use the Late Intermediate piano from the nested Soloist Suite.
Violin, Viola, Cello & Piano Quartet: Advanced and Late Intermediate piano levels. Separate string parts plus two MIDI demos.
String Quartet & Piano (Piano Quintet): Advanced and Late Intermediate piano levels. Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello.

Multi-Hands Piano:

Piano Four-Hands (1 piano, 2 players): Advanced and Intermediate levels. Each level includes a combined reading score with the Primo on the left-hand page and the Secondo on the right, in both 9x12 and Letter sizes, plus separate Primo and Secondo parts. Each level also includes duet practice tracks. The two parts are recorded separately at normal and slow tempos, so each player can rehearse along with their partner's part. Advanced includes a demo. A Note to the Pianists explains the part interaction.
Piano Six-Hands (1 piano, 3 players): Full score, three numbered player parts, audio demo. An alternate score layout (older font) is included for pianists who prefer the original release layout — Player 1 reads page 1, Player 2 reads page 2, Player 3 reads across the bottom of both pages so all three players can see their parts without page turns.

Rhythm Section Chart: Add rhythm players to any of the above lineups.

World-Class Production: An epic hybrid production featuring the select members of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Steve Goold (Drums), Cory Wong (Guitars), and programming by Michael Nelson Rizzo. Produced by Matt Riley.

$99.00

String Orchestra Suite

Carol of the Bells / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Piano) - String Orchestra Suite

EPIC CHRISTMAS SERIES PIANO STRING ORCHESTRA SUITE Full String Orchestra Library + Complete Piano Ensemble Suite — $149 A $1,255 Total Value Teachers and music directors — see Maestro membership for printing rights and 50% Read more

EPIC CHRISTMAS SERIES

PIANO STRING ORCHESTRA SUITE

Full String Orchestra Library + Complete Piano Ensemble Suite — $149

A $1,255 Total Value

Teachers and music directors — see Maestro membership for printing rights and 50% off the catalog.

The full string orchestra library for Matt Riley's arrangement of Carol of the Bells and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, organized by piano difficulty level so you can match the soloist to your players. Includes the complete Piano Ensemble Suite nested inside.

Four Performance Packages — one per piano difficulty level:

Early Intermediate Piano & Strings
Late Intermediate Piano & Strings
Advanced Piano & Strings
Concert Piano & Strings — the most demanding of the four, on par with Chopin and Liszt concert etudes.

Each level package contains the Conductor's Score, the Piano part, and section parts for Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, and Contrabass — in both 9x12 (institutional) and 8.5x11 Letter (performer-friendly) sizes — plus a reference recording of piano + strings. The string parts are identical across all four levels; the Conductor's Score and Piano part change to match the piano difficulty.

Source Files for Editorial Control: MusicXML and MIDI source files for each piano level. Transpose, edit bowings, simplify a passage for a younger section, or import into your notation software of choice.

Note to the Director: Rehearsal and interpretive guidance from the composer.

Complete Piano Ensemble Suite, Included: The full Piano Ensemble Suite is nested in this folder — seven chamber arrangements (two violins + piano, three string trios with piano, string quartet + piano, piano duet, piano trio for six hands), a rhythm section chart, and the entire Piano Soloist Suite (six piano versions, eleven full-tempo orchestra accompaniment tracks, six rehearsal tracks, and six reference recordings).

World-Class Production: An epic hybrid production featuring select members of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Steve Goold (Drums), Cory Wong (Guitars), and synth/loops/programming by Michael Nelson Rizzo (Epic Soul). Produced and arranged by Matt Riley.

$149.00

Symphony Master Suites

Carol of the Bells / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Piano) - Symphony Standard

EPIC CHRISTMAS SERIES PIANO SYMPHONY MASTER SUITE — STANDARD Full Orchestra at Four Piano Difficulty Levels + Complete Library — $399 A $2,330 Total Value Teachers and music directors — see Maestro membership for printing Read more

EPIC CHRISTMAS SERIES

PIANO SYMPHONY MASTER SUITE — STANDARD

Full Orchestra at Four Piano Difficulty Levels + Complete Library — $399

A $2,330 Total Value

Teachers and music directors — see Maestro membership for printing rights and 50% off the catalog.

Yours to keep and perform forever. Buy it once and you own it. Perform it as many times as you want, season after season, with no rental, no per-performance fees, and nothing to license again each time you program it. A full orchestra work this size is normally rental only, billed every night you take the stage. Not this one. It is yours.

The complete full-orchestra performance library for Matt Riley's arrangement of Carol of the Bells and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen — the same orchestration scored at four piano difficulty levels (Early Intermediate, Late Intermediate, Advanced, Concert) so your soloist can be matched to your players. The Concert level is the most demanding of the four, on par with Chopin and Liszt concert etudes. Plus every asset from the Piano String Orchestra, Ensemble, and Soloist tiers nested inside.

Four Full-Orchestra Arrangements (one per piano difficulty level):

Tabloid 11x17 Full Score for the conductor's stand.
38 Individual Orchestra Parts at both 9x12 (institutional) and 8.5x11 Letter (performer-friendly printing). Full instrumentation: woodwinds (Piccolo/Flute 3, Flutes 1-2, Oboes 1-2, Clarinets 1-3 in A, Bassoons 1-2), brass (Horns 1-4 in F, Trumpets 1-3 in C, Trombones 1-3, Bass Trombone, Tuba), percussion (Timpani plus Percussion 1-5), Celeste, Solo Piano, Electric Guitar, Electric Bass, Drum Set, and full string section (Violin I/II, Viola, Cello, Contrabass).
Bb Transposition Alternates for Clarinets 1-3 and Trumpets 1-3 in each parts folder, for school directors with Bb-only sections.
Reference Recording of piano + full orchestra for each piano level.

Complete Piano String Orchestra Suite, Included: The full Piano String Orchestra Suite is nested in this folder — piano + string orchestra conductor's scores at four piano levels, string section parts, source files for the piano + strings arrangement (MusicXML and MIDI), a Note to the Director, and the complete Piano Ensemble Suite (seven chamber arrangements plus rhythm chart) plus the entire Piano Soloist Suite (six piano versions, eleven full-tempo orchestra accompaniment tracks, six rehearsal tracks, and six reference recordings).

What's in Standard vs. Premiere: Standard ships the print-ready PDFs for the full orchestra at all four piano levels, plus the complete nested library. Source files for the full orchestra arrangement (Dorico, MusicXML, MIDI), the String Orchestra Dorico sources, and the multi-track audio stems are reserved for Symphony Premiere. A printed and bound conductor's score with parts shipped is at Symphony Deluxe.

$399.00

Carol of the Bells /God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Piano) - Symphony Premiere

EPIC CHRISTMAS SERIES PIANO SYMPHONY MASTER SUITE — PREMIERE Everything in Standard + Source Files & Multi-Track Stems — $649 A $2,930 Total Value Teachers and music directors — see Maestro membership for printing Read more

EPIC CHRISTMAS SERIES

PIANO SYMPHONY MASTER SUITE — PREMIERE

Everything in Standard + Source Files & Multi-Track Stems — $649

A $2,930 Total Value

Teachers and music directors — see Maestro membership for printing rights and 50% off the catalog.

Everything in Symphony Standard, plus the keys to the arrangement itself. You get the complete full-orchestra performance library for Matt Riley's arrangement of Carol of the Bells and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen at four piano difficulty levels (Early Intermediate, Late Intermediate, Advanced, Concert), and on top of that the editable source files and the multi-track audio stems. This is the edition for the director or producer who wants to adapt the score and shape the sound, not just print and play it.

Four Full-Orchestra Arrangements (one per piano difficulty level):

Tabloid 11x17 Full Score for the conductor's stand.
38 Individual Orchestra Parts at both 9x12 (institutional) and 8.5x11 Letter (performer-friendly printing). Full instrumentation: woodwinds (Piccolo/Flute 3, Flutes 1-2, Oboes 1-2, Clarinets 1-3 in A, Bassoons 1-2), brass (Horns 1-4 in F, Trumpets 1-3 in C, Trombones 1-3, Bass Trombone, Tuba), percussion (Timpani plus Percussion 1-5), Celeste, Solo Piano, Electric Guitar, Electric Bass, Drum Set, and full string section (Violin I/II, Viola, Cello, Contrabass).
Bb Transposition Alternates for Clarinets 1-3 and Trumpets 1-3 in each parts folder, for school directors with Bb-only sections.
Reference Recording of piano + full orchestra for each piano level.

Source Files for Full Editorial Control:

Full Orchestra Source Files: Dorico, MusicXML, and MIDI files for the full orchestra arrangement at all four piano levels. Transpose, re-bow, simplify a passage for a younger section, or import into the notation software you already use.
String Orchestra Dorico Sources: The four String Orchestra Dorico files, one per piano level, for the same editorial control over the strings-only version.

Multi-Track Audio Stems (WAV): Isolated, high-resolution stems so you can build your own mixes, balance to your room, or drop the orchestra into a hybrid live performance. The stems line up with the arrangement at performance tempo.

What's in Premiere vs. Deluxe: Premiere is the complete digital library — print-ready PDFs, full orchestra and string orchestra source files, and the multi-track stems. Symphony Deluxe adds a printed and bound conductor's score with the full set of orchestra parts, shipped to your door.

$649.00

Carol of the Bells / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Piano) - Symphony Deluxe

EPIC CHRISTMAS SERIES PIANO SYMPHONY MASTER SUITE — DELUXE Everything in Premiere + Printed Score & Parts, Shipped — $899 A $3,130 Total Value Teachers and music directors — see Maestro membership for printing rights, Read more

EPIC CHRISTMAS SERIES

PIANO SYMPHONY MASTER SUITE — DELUXE

Everything in Premiere + Printed Score & Parts, Shipped — $899

A $3,130 Total Value

Teachers and music directors — see Maestro membership for printing rights, 50% off digital, and 25% off print.

Everything in Symphony Premiere, plus a printed and bound conductor's score with the full set of orchestra parts, shipped to your door. For the music director who wants the podium experience — physical score in hand, clean printed parts handed to musicians — without dealing with the school copier on Friday afternoon.

Pick Your Piano Level at Checkout: The printed score and parts ship at the piano difficulty level you select (Early Intermediate, Late Intermediate, Advanced, or Concert). Choose the level your soloist will perform.

What Ships:

Bound Conductor's Score at Tabloid 11x17 — printed and bound for the podium.
Full Set of Printed Orchestra Parts at 9x12 — all 38 parts ready to hand to your musicians, including Bb transposition alternates for Clarinets 1-3 and Trumpets 1-3.
Shipped together to the address you provide at checkout.

If you need parts at a different paper size (Letter, A4, etc.), please email me at matt@mattrileymusic.com before placing your order so I can quote the alternate print run.

Need More Than One Piano Level Printed? If you'd like printed score+parts at multiple piano levels (for example, you're running two productions at different levels), include a note at checkout or email me at matt@mattrileymusic.com. Additional printed score+parts packages are $200 each ($150 for Maestro members), shipped with your order.

Everything in Symphony Premiere (digital): Four full-orchestra arrangements at four piano difficulty levels, all PDFs at both 9x12 and 8.5x11 Letter, Bb transposition alternates, reference recordings of piano + full orchestra at each piano level, source files for the full orchestra arrangement (Dorico, MusicXML, MIDI) at all four piano levels, the four String Orchestra Dorico sources, multi-track audio stems (WAV), and the complete nested Piano String Orchestra, Ensemble, and Soloist suites.

$899.00

Single Parts

Single Digital Part: Carol of the Bells Medley (Piano Version)

Custom Instrumentation Service Single Digital Part (PDF) — $10.00 Piano Version Note: These individual parts are designed to be used in conjunction with a Piano Soloist Suite, Ensemble Suite, or String Orchestra Suite Read more