Oh Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum)
Oh Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum in German) is one of the most popular Christmas songs in Germany. I create two different arrangements for it.
Oh Christmas Tree - Solo Piano Arrangement No. 1
The original song is based on a simple harmonic progression. In contrast, for my arrangement, I employed advanced jazz re-harmonization techniques that hopefully please the harmony-hungry listener.
I wrote this arrangement in jazz ballade style without strict time constraints. This means that it can be interpreted as a piece written during the Romantic era, with a Chopin-type feel.
Who is it most suited for?
This arrangement is most suited for pianists who like to perform jazzy versions of old familiar songs. Musicians interested in contemporary, sophisticated harmony and jazz voicings will particularly enjoy it.
Who is best suited to play this arrangement?
I recommend this arrangement for intermediate- to advanced jazz and classical pianists.
Jazz pianists will love the included jazz chord symbols, which help them analyze and memorize the arrangement, improvise over the form, or create their own arrangement.
Classical pianists who love jazz, but do not know how to develop their own arrangement from lead sheet, will be able to sound like a jazz pianist. They can easily apply their classical technique and interpretations to my arrangement.
Studying this arrangement can help enhance your knowledge about jazz harmony.
Get the sheet music
Great news! You can purchase the beautifully written sheet music (3 pages with jazz chord symbols) of my Oh Christmas Song Arrangement No. 1 for only 5 Dollars at SheetMusicDirect.com and SheetMusicPlus.com.
In the video below you get a close-up look of my hands while I am performing the arrangement
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Oh Christmas Tree - Solo Piano Arrangement No. 2
This arrangement of Oh Christmas Tree has a "Take Five" by Dave Brubeck kind of feel to it. It is written in a 5/4 meter and has a swing feel. The harmonies are also quite sophisticated.
Great news! You can purchase the beautifully written sheet music (3 pages with jazz chord symbols) of my Oh Christmas Song Arrangement No. 2 (in 5/4 time) for only $4.99 at SheetMusicDirect.com and SheetMusicPlus.com.
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Die fortgeschrittene Version ist super!
Die erste Version ist mir zu schräg – zu ‘Wurzel-13’-mäßig 😉
Jruhs aus Tubinga
HP! Grossartig dass Du dir die Zeit genommen hast es dir anzuhören. Zu deinem Kommentar: Kann ich verstehen. Geschmack und Intellekt vertragen sich nicht immer. Ich weiss allerdings dass Du “schräge” Musik magst. War immer ein grosser Fan deiner Tonkombinationen.