Instrumental Duet Bass Clarinet,Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.594213 Composed by Lowell Mason. Arranged by David McKeown. Christmas,Jazz,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Score and parts. 3 pages. David McKeown #6562061. Published by David McKeown (A0.594213). Joy to the World is a much-loved Christmas carol. This version is arranged as a duet in a Jazz Swing style for one Clarinet and one Bass Clarinet. Click on the YouTube link above to listen to a full length performance of this arrangement played on Clarinet. The lyrics of Joy to the World were composed by Isaac Watts in 1719, while the most popular melody associated with the carol was composed by Lowell Mason in 1843. Mason was an admirer of G.F. Handel and the similarity of the melody to parts of the Messiah have been pointed out by many commentators. With a performance time of around two and a half minutes, this version of Joy to the World is perfect for seasonal celebrations and concert performances, both formal and informal. The jazz style is a fun, fresh and soulful take on this familiar tune. Joy to the World is arranged in a key and range best suited to the instruments. There is plenty of articulation detail to help deliver an authentic style. The melody is played two and a half times, with a short chiming intro and outro. This arrangement is suitable for players at an intermediate level. 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 Bass Clarinet,Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.589941 Composed by Robert Lowry. Arranged by David McKeown. Praise & Worship,Sacred,Spiritual. Score and parts. 3 pages. David McKeown #6134103. Published by David McKeown (A0.589941). Shall We Gather at The River is an American nineteenth century hymn often sung in a gospel style. This version is arranged as a duet for one Clarinet and one Bass Clarinet. Shall We Gather at The River was composed in 1865 by a Baptist minister from New York, Robert Lowry. As well as becoming a gospel standard, the melody of Shall We Gather at The River has found its way into compositions by Charles Ives and Aaron Copeland and has often been used in classic Western movies.Shall We Gather at The River is simply arranged in keys and range best suited to the instruments. The hymn is played three times in a slow swing style, with a key change on the final verse and chorus. Click the link above to listen to a full Youtube performance of the Clarinet version of this duet.Shall We Gather at The River is suitable for players at an intermediate level and above, though the key change may require extra work for less experienced players. With a performance time of around three minutes, this version of Shall We Gather at The River is perfect for worship and concert performances, both formal and informal.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 Bass Clarinet,Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.589683 Composed by Sholem Aleichem. Arranged by David McKeown. Hanukkah,Jewish,Multicultural,World. Score and parts. 3 pages. David McKeown #6088137. Published by David McKeown (A0.589683). Shlof Mein Kind is a Yiddish lullaby, often performed by Klezmer musicians. This version is arranged as a duet for one Clarinet and one Bass Clarinet.There are two melodies in use for Shlof Mein Kind. The melody in this arrangement is the lesser known one, as sung by Paul Robeson. There is no record of the tune’s composer, but the words are a setting of a poem by the Jewish Ukrainian writer, Sholem Aleichem. Aleichem is best known as the creator of the Tevye short stories, which later inspired the musical Fiddler on the Roof.Shlof Mein Kind is arranged in a key and range best suited to the instruments. The simple melody is played three times with varying accompaniment. Shlof Mein Kind is suitable for players at an intermediate level and above. Around three minutes long, this version of Shlof Mein Kind invites an expressive performance andis perfect for concert performances, both formal and informal. 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

Instrumental Duet Bass Clarinet,Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.594173 Composed by William J Kirkpatrick. Arranged by David McKeown. Christmas,Jazz,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Score and parts. 4 pages. David McKeown #6560199. Published by David McKeown (A0.594173). Away in a Manger is a much-loved Christmas carol. This version is arranged as a duet in a Jazz Swing style for one Clarinet and one Bass Clarinet. 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.

Instrumental Duet Bass Clarinet,Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.590182 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by David McKeown. Praise & Worship,Sacred,Spiritual. Score and parts. 5 pages. David McKeown #6198693. Published by David McKeown (A0.590182). When the Saints Go Marching In is an Afro-American Spiritual Song. This version is arranged as a duet for one Clarinet and one Bass Clarinet. Click the link above to listen to a full Youtube performance of the Clarinet version of this duet.The origins of When the Saints Go Marching In are unclear, though it was first recorded in 1923. A later instrumental recording by Louis Armstrong affirmed the song’s status as a jazz standard and created an ongoing association with the city of  New Orleans. When the Saints Go Marching In was later performed by artists as diverse as Elvis Presley, Bing Crosby and Chuck BerryWhen the Saints Go Marching In is arranged in a key and range best suited to the instruments. There are five verses, in a gospel style 6/8 meter with constant variations. When the Saints Go Marching In is suitable for players at an intermediate level and above. With a performance time of around four minutes, this version of When the Saints Go Marching In is perfect for worship and concert performances, both formal and informal.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 Bass Clarinet,Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.594333 Composed by Various. Arranged by David McKeown. Christmas,Jazz,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Score and parts. 29 pages. David McKeown #6587531. Published by David McKeown (A0.594333). 10 Jazz Swing Christmas Carols is a collection of ten of your favourite Christmas carols arranged as duets in a jazz style for one Clarinet and one Bass Clarinet. If you are looking for a fun and fresh take on Christmas music, then you are in the right place. Audiences will love these original and imaginative versions of Christmas favorites. Students and players at an intermediate level and above will enjoy the challenge of playing these simple tunes in a more advanced version. Overall there is around 30 minutes of music spread over 27 pages. 10 Jazz Swing Christmas Carols are perfect for seasonal celebrations and concert performances, both formal and informal. These carols are also available for many other instrumental combinations elsewhere on Sheet Music Plus. Click on the YouTube link above to listen to sample performances of these arrangements played on Clarinet. 10 Jazz Swing Christmas Carols are in alphabetical order and are as follows Away in a Manger Ding Dong Merrily on High God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen Good King Wenceslas Jingle Bells Joy to the World O Christmas Tree (OTannenbaum) Silent Night We Three Kings We Wish You a Merry Christmas 10 Jazz Swing Christmas Carols are arranged in keys and ranges best suited to the instruments. Rhythms are syncopated, as one would expect in jazz swing, and there is plenty of articulation detail to help deliver an authentic style. 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 Bass Clarinet,Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.593933 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by David McKeown. Christmas,Jazz,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Score and parts. 4 pages. David McKeown #6527571. Published by David McKeown (A0.593933). God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen is a much-loved, traditional English, Christmas carol. This version is arranged as a duet in a jazz/swing style for one Clarinet and one Bass Clarinet. Click on the YouTube link above to listen to a full length performance of this arrangement played on Clarinet God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen first appeared in print in 1760 but is thought to date back to the 16th century or earlier. It is mentioned in Charles Dickens’ novel A Christmas Carol. With a performance time around two and a half minutes, this version of God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen 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. God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen is arranged in a key and range best suited to the instruments. Rhythms are syncopated, as one would expect in a jazz piece, and there is plenty of articulation detail to help deliver an authentic swing style. The melody is played three times, with a short intro and outro. This arrangement is suitable for players at an intermediate or early advanced level. 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 Bass Clarinet,Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.588699 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by David McKeown. Folk,Hanukkah,Jewish,Multicultural,World. Score and parts. 6 pages. David McKeown #6017057. Published by David McKeown (A0.588699). 7.40pm is a traditional Russian Jewish tune, often performed by Klezmer musicians. This version is arranged as a duet for one Clarinet and one Bass Clarinet. It isn’t completely clear where the title 7.40pm comes from. One interpretation is that 7.40pm was the time the Odessa tram conductors finished work and danced to this tune. But there are versions titled 7.40am which may refer to the time of Jewish early morning prayers. Whatever the origin, there are several Russian recordings of 7.40pm that predate the 1917 revolution.7.40pm is simply arranged in a key and range best suited to the instruments. After a slow and expressively beginning, the melody switches to dance tempo.  7.40pm is suitable for players at an intermediate level and above. With a performance time of a little over three minutes, this version of 7.40pm is perfect for recital and concert performances, both formal and informal. 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 

Instrumental Duet Bass Clarinet,Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.589484 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by David McKeown. Jewish,Multicultural,Wedding,World. Score and parts. 4 pages. David McKeown #6077143. Published by David McKeown (A0.589484). A Nacht in Gan Eden, (A Night in the Garden of Eden), is a Jewish Folk tune, often performed by Klezmer musicians. This version is arranged as a duet for one Clarinet and one Bass Clarinet. Little is known of the origin of this traditional tune. A Nacht in Gan Eden is in the Freylekh style, a happy piece played at medium to fast tempo for dancing. A Nacht in Gan Eden is simply arranged in a key and range best suited to the instruments. The melody is in three sections; overall the tune is played twice with a final repeat of the first section and with constant variations in the accompaniment. A Nacht in Gan Eden is suitable for players at an intermediate level and above. With a performance time of around four minutes, this version of A Nacht in Gan Eden is perfect for weddings, celebrations and concert performances, both formal and informal. 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 

Instrumental Duet Bass Clarinet,Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.589981 Composed by Wallis Willis. Arranged by David McKeown. Praise & Worship,Sacred,Spiritual. Score and parts. 4 pages. David McKeown #6137487. Published by David McKeown (A0.589981). Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is an American nineteenth century spiritual. This version is arranged as a duet for one Clarinet and one Bass Clarinet. The words and music of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot are credited to Wallis Willis, a Native American freedman from Oklahoma. A local minister transcribed the song in 1865 and within a few years it became a firm gospel favourite. In recent times Swing Low, Sweet Chariot has been adopted by the Civil Rights movement on one hand, and the England rugby team on the other. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is simply arranged in keys and range best suited to the instruments. The hymn is played three and a half times, once as a ballad, then twice in a slow rock style, before returning to the ballad at the end. Click the link above to listen to a full Youtube performance of the Clarinet version of this duet.Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is suitable for players at an intermediate level and above, though some of the rhythms in the third verse may be a challenge for less experienced players. With a performance time of around three and a half minutes, this version of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is perfect for worship and concert performances, both formal and informal.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 Bass Clarinet,Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.589298 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by David McKeown. Jewish,Multicultural,Wedding,World. Score and parts. 4 pages. David McKeown #6020797. Published by David McKeown (A0.589298). Hava Nagila is a Hebrew Folk tune, often performed by Klezmer musicians. This version is arranged as a duet for one Clarinet and one Bass Clarinet.Hava Nagila was originally a Nigun melody thought to have originated in the Ukraine. In 1918 a professor and musicologist at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, set the tune to words adapted from Psalm 118. Hava Nagila was first performed at celebrations at the end of the Great War and quickly spread throughout the Jewish diaspora. In the fifties and sixties, performances by singers as diverse as Harry Belafonte and Bob Dylan popularised the song far beyond its original Jewish audience. Hava Nagila remains one of the best-known and loved Klezmer standards today, traditionally performed at Jewish celebrations.Hava Nagila is simply arranged in a key and range best suited to the instruments. After a steady beginning, the melody gradually increases in tempo, with constant variations in the accompaniment. Hava Nagila is suitable for players at an intermediate level and above. With a performance time of around two and a half minutes, this version of Hava Nagila is perfect for celebrations, weddings and concert performances, both formal and informal. 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

Instrumental Duet Bass Clarinet,Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.588698 Composed by Traditional Irish. Arranged by David McKeown. Celtic,Folk,Holiday,Irish,Multicultural,Wedding,World. Score and parts. 4 pages. David McKeown #6013279. Published by David McKeown (A0.588698). The Londonderry Air is among the best loved melodies of Ireland. This beautiful version is arranged as a duet for one Clarinet and one Bass Clarinet.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

Instrumental Duet Bass Clarinet,Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.589861 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by David McKeown. Contemporary,Praise & Worship,Spiritual. Score and parts. 4 pages. David McKeown #6131205. Published by David McKeown (A0.589861). Just a Closer Walk With Thee is an Afro-American Spiritual Hymn and Song. This version is arranged as a duet for one Clarinet and one Bass Clarinet. Little is known of the origins of Just a Closer Walk With Thee, other than it was sung in African-American churches in the nineteenth century. National religious conventions in the 1930s gave the hymn a wider audience. Many versions were recorded in the 1940s and Just a Closer Walk With Thee was quickly adopted as a standard by the New Orleans Jazz revival.Just a Closer Walk With Thee is simply arranged in a key and range best suited to the instruments. The melody is played, with variations, five times in 6/8 meter. Click the link above to listen to a full Youtube performance of the Clarinet version of this duet.Just a Closer Walk With Thee is suitable for players at an intermediate level and above. With a performance time of around three minutes, this version of Just a Closer Walk With Thee is perfect for worship and concert performances, both formal and informal.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 Bass Clarinet,Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.589564 Composed by Yakow Jadow. Arranged by David McKeown. Jewish,Multicultural,Wedding,World. Score and parts. 4 pages. David McKeown #6080517. Published by David McKeown (A0.589564). Bublitschki is a Ukrainian/Jewish Folk song, often performed by Klezmer musicians. This version is arranged as a duet for one Clarinet and one Bass Clarinet.Bublitschki was written in 1922 by Yakov Jadow. The title means pretzels in Russian and was inspired by the pretzel sellers by the railway station in Odessa. Jadow observed that the street-vendors were poverty-stricken and wrote the song as a lament. Initially popular in the Soviet Union, a recording by the Barry Sisters in 1939 brought this song to an international audience.Bublitschki is simply arranged in a key and range best suited to the instruments. The melody is in two sections and is played twice with a short coda and constant variations in the accompaniment. Bublitschki is suitable for players at an intermediate level and above. With a performance time of just over three minutes, this version of Bublitschki is perfect for concert performances, both formal and informal. 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  

Instrumental Duet Bass Clarinet,Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.594253 Composed by James Lord Pierpont. Arranged by David McKeown. Christmas,Jazz,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Score and parts. 4 pages. David McKeown #6570705. Published by David McKeown (A0.594253). Jingle Bells is perhaps the best known of all Christmas songs. This version is arranged as a duet in a Jazz style for one Clarinet and one Bass Clarinet. Click on the YouTube link above to listen to a full length performance of this arrangement played on Clarinet. When James Lord Pierpont wrote Jingle Bells in 1857, he had no intention of writing a Christmas song. The Christmas association had been made though by the dawn of the recording age, and the song has been popular across the world ever since. Jingle Bells holds the distinction of being the first song performed in space, sung by American astronauts in 1965. With a performance time of around three and a half minutes, this version of Jingle Bells is perfect for seasonal celebrations and concert performances, both formal and informal. The jazz style is a fun and fresh take on this familiar tune. Jingle Bells is arranged in a key and range best suited to the instruments. The melody first appears in standard jazz swing, but most of the arrangement is in 5/4. This arrangement is suitable for players at an intermediate level. 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