SKU: A0.523439

Also known as Good People All, This Christmas Time and Carul Loch Garman, this traditional Irish Christmas carol has a hauntingly beautiful melody dating back to the 12th century.  A Celtic-flavored celebration of the Nativity, this trio for two cellos and piano is recommended for Christmas plays, pageants and programs, holiday recitals and Christmas concerts as well as traditional Christmas church services and other seasonal worship events. Suggested worship uses: a prelude, postlude, an offertory, interlude, Christmas play overture and special music.  14 pages of music (that includes separate two-page parts for cello 1 and cello 2).  Key: D major.  Cello Level: Intermediate.  Piano Level: Late Intermediate   .

SKU: A0.523335

Give me a boat that can carry two and both shall row, my love and I.  From a rich, vibrant Celtic tradition comes the memorable tune The Water is Wide, lovingly crafted to evoke misty Scottish landscapes with rolling green hills (you can almost smell the heather).  This unabashedly romantic trio for two cellos and piano is perfect for weddings and ceilidhs (or any Celtic-themed music event) as well as recitals and concerts.  For wedding music, this arrangement is recommended as a prelude, unity candle accompaniment, a bridal march or a bridesmaid processional.  
     As this melody has been used in multiple hymn settings, such as The Gift of Love, Though I May Speak with Bravest Fire and as an alternate melody for When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, this music is also effective for traditional church services and other worship events, as a prelude, postlude, an offertory, interlude, special music or silent prayer accompaniment.  Key: G major.  9 pages of music (that includes separate pullout pages for cello 1 and cello 2).

SKU: A0.1197598

Two cellists or clef instruments can enjoy this duet for church or recital performance. Compatable with the viola duet or violin duet for mixed ensembles.

SKU: A0.588511

The Londonderry Air is among the best loved melodies of Ireland. This beautiful version is arranged as a duet for two Cellos.

The Londonderry Air was first collected and notated in the mid-nineteenth century in County Londonderry in the North of Ireland, however, the origins of the melody remain unknown. In 1913 the English writer Frederic Weatherley set his poem Danny Boy to the melody. There are many other settings of the Londonderry Air, with various lyrics and in musical styles from orchestral to brass band to jazz, but Danny Boy remains the best known.

Londonderry Air is simply arranged in accessible keys and over a range best suited to the instruments. The melody is played twice with a key change and different accompaniment on the second verse and is suitable for players at an intermediate level and above. With a performance time of a little over three minutes, this version of Londonderry Air is perfect for recitals and concert performance. Click the link above to listen to a full Youtube 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

SKU: A0.1402902

Each instrument gets the melody.

SKU: A0.1281530

Happy Birthday Jig is a duet arrangement of Happy Birthday in an Irish style by David McKeown, written for two Cellos.

This duet is ideal for players at an intermediate level, with an easily accessible range and a fast 6/8 meter. 

Click the YouTube link to hear and see a full performance of the Clarinet version of this duet.

This duet also appears in the collection, 10 Happy Birthday Duets, (in 10 Different Styles) for Cello. Copy and paste the title to the Sheet Music Plus search box to find it.

Happy Birthday Jig is

• Perfect for concert performances large and small; 
• Perfect to perform on anyone’s Special Day;
• A special birthday gift for musicians of all ages.
• Fully articulated to help develop that sense of style;  
• Great for helping with simple rhythms and keeping the pulse; 
• Road tested with students; 
• Fun to play; 
• Ideal material for teachers to help celebrate students’ birthdays.
• Designed to be fun for both players, with the melody in both parts.

SKU: A0.594208

Away in a Manger is a much-loved Christmas carol. This version is arranged as a duet in a Jazz Swing style for two Cellos. Click on the YouTube link above to listen to a full length performance of this arrangement played on Clarinet.

The melody of Away in a Manger, Cradle Song was written by William J Kirkpatrick, an Irish born American composer. The origins of the lyrics are less certain. Throughout the nineteenth century they were attributed to Martin Luther, but this version of events has since been discredited.

With a performance time of around two and a half minutes, this version of Away in a Manger is perfect for seasonal celebrations and concert performances, both formal and informal. The jazz swing style is a fun and fresh take on this familiar traditional tune.

Away in a Manger is arranged in a key and range best suited to the instruments. The original 3/4 meter has been altered to 4/4. Rhythms are syncopated, as one would expect in swing music, and there is plenty of articulation detail to help deliver an authentic style. The melody is played twice, with intros and outros. This arrangement is suitable for players at an intermediate or early advanced level.