A CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE MUSICAL GHOST STORY has been orchestrated for a 5-piece pit band. This was done in order for companies to be able to enjoy the entire orchestration without the expense and complications of a large orchestra. It also creates an intimate, warm sound appropriate to the style and period of show.
1 Conductor / Keyboard I(Acoustic Piano, Church / Tubular Bells, Harpsichord, Fantasia (or a Magic Sound), Pipe Organ)
1 Keyboard II
(Bells, Arco Bass, Accordion, Trombone / Tuba, Banjo, Harp, Acoustic Bass, Music Box, Church / Tubular Bells, Celesta,
Harpsichord, Pipe Organ, Pizzicato Strings, Bassoon, Eerie Vibes, Xylophone, String Section, Magic Bells)
1 Violin
1 Reed: Flute & Clarinet
1 Percussion
1 Drum Set (Bass, Snare, 3 Toms, Ride Cymbal, Crash Cymbal, & High Hat), Xylophone, Bells / Glockenspiel, Gong,
Tambourine, Woodblocks (2 different pitches), Cowbell, Triangle, Ratchet, Mark Tree, Bell Tree)
A Christmas Carol, Musical Theatre, New Musical, Joel Mercier, Musical Ghost Story, Christmas Carol Musical, Charles Dickens, Christmas Carol Adaptation, Scrooge