Instrumental Duet Instrumental Duet,Tenor Saxophone,Trumpet - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.590708

Composed by David McKeown. Holiday,Latin,Love,Wedding,World. Score and parts. 5 pages. David McKeown #6233613. Published by David McKeown (A0.590708).

Amor, (Portuguese for Love), is an exciting original composition by David McKeown, arranged as a duet for one Trumpet and one Tenor Saxophone, and is one of series of pieces celebrating Love in different languages around the world.

This duet is based on the Brazilian style of Bossa Nova which evolved in Rio de Janeiro during the late 1950s. Bossa in its purest form is lyrical song accompanied by nylon-stringed guitar. The rhythm derives from Samba but is played at around half tempo. The harmony is often complex and influenced by jazz; indeed it was the collaboration between guitarist João Gilberto and American Saxophonist Stan Getz that led to the huge international popularity of Bossa Nova in the 1960s and beyond.

If you play to an intermediate standard and upwards, then you and your audience will enjoy this piece. Rhythms should be lightly articulated, the melody should always flow, and following the articulation in the score will help convey the style. Amor has a performance time of around three minutes. Click the link above to listen to a full YouTube performance of the clarinet version of Amor.

There are many more top quality arrangements and compositions by David McKeown for you to browse at http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/david-mckeown/6203

 

Instrumental Duet Clarinet,Instrumental Duet,Tenor Saxophone - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1089619

Composed by Scott Joplin. Arranged by David McKeown. 20th Century,Folk,Jazz,Ragtime. Score and parts. 4 pages. David McKeown #693828. Published by David McKeown (A0.1089619).

The Elite Syncopations was one of many solo piano rags written by Scott Joplin in the wake of his success with Maple Leaf Rag. Published in 1903, The Elite Syncopations followed the classic four part structure that Joplin had developed with earlier compositions. In 1974 the Royal Ballet in London produced a ballet based on ragtime music using The Elite Syncopations as both the title and main theme. 

This arrangement of The Elite Syncopations is arranged as a duet for one Clarinet and one Tenor Saxophone. Musicians at an advanced intermediate level and above will find this ideal for formal and informal performances. The overall performance time, with repeats, is around five minutes. Teachers will enjoy using this arrangement as a fun way to help with phrasing, syncopated rhythms and light articulation. 

Click the YouTube link to hear a full performance of the clarinet version of this duet. There are many more top quality arrangements and compositions by David McKeown for you to browse at http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/david-mckeown/6203

Alto Saxophone,Piano - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.628782

Composed by Spiritual. Arranged by Stephen DeCesare. Sacred,Spiritual. Score and part. 10 pages. Exultet Music #6215319. Published by Exultet Music (A0.628782).

The Spiritual that was quoted by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his famous 1963 I Have a Dream speech has now been freshly arranged for an Alto Saxophone solo with Piano accompaniment. Accessible and appropriate for any church, school or concert setting.