Viola Duet Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.587150

By Ben E. King. By Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller. Arranged by David McKeown. Film/TV,Pop,Rock. Score. 5 pages. David McKeown #3070625. Published by David McKeown (A0.587150).

Stand by Me was originally released by the co-writer Ben E King in 1960 and is the sixth highest royalty earning song of all time.  However, King never intended to record the song himself. The story goes he had some studio time left over after a session and the producer asked him if he had any other songs they could put on tape. When King sat at the piano and performed Stand by Me, the producer recognised a huge hit in the making. This version is arranged as a duet for two Violas.

Musicians at an intermediate level and above will find this ideal for formal and informal performances. Pizzicato features in both parts. The overall performance time is around three minutes.

Teachers will enjoy using this arrangement as a fun way to help with ensemble skills and expressive playing. There are some complex syncopated rhythms in the melody part and the challenge will be to tie these expressively to the repeating bass pattern which is present throughout. The short sample audio is from the Clarinet and Alto Saxophone version while the full length youtube performance is the Clarinet 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-sheet-music/3006203?isPLP=1

Viola Duet Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.589292

Composed by Traditional. Arranged by David McKeown. Jewish,Wedding,World. Score. 4 pages. David McKeown #6020783. Published by David McKeown (A0.589292).

Hava Nagila is a Hebrew Folk tune, often performed by Klezmer musicians. This version is arranged as a duet for two Violas.

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.

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Viola Duet Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.589734

Composed by Various. Arranged by David McKeown. Jewish,Wedding,World. Score. 34 pages. David McKeown #6090907. Published by David McKeown (A0.589734).

10 Klezmer Duets is an exciting collection of traditional Jewish dances and songs arranged by David McKeown as duets for two Violas.

These Duets explore different styles and flavours of Jewish music, from the freylachs, horas and bulgars used for dancing at weddings and Bar Mitzvahs, to bittersweet songs and gentle lullabies. Click the Youtube link above to listen to excerpts of all ten duets performed on Clarinet.

Most of these duets are ideal for players of an Intermediate standard, with two or three more suitable for Advanced Intermediate.

10 Klezmer Duets for Viola are

• perfect for concert performances large and small; each piece lasts around three minutes.
• fully articulated to help develop that Klezmer style.
• great for helping with complex rhythms.
• road tested with scores of students and performed all over the world.
• fun to play.
• an exciting introduction to the world of Jewish music.
• 32 pages adding up to more than half an hour of quality music.

The ten titles are, 7.40pm, Ale Brider, Bublitschki, Hava Nagile, Kandel’s Hora, Mazel Tov, A Nacht in Gan Eden, Odessa Bulgar, Shlof Mein Kind and Silver Wedding, (Die Silberne Khasene).

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Viola Duet Viola - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.591041

Composed by David McKeown. 20th Century,Contemporary,Instructional,Standards. Score. 12 pages. David McKeown #6269831. Published by David McKeown (A0.591041).

10 Easy Summer Duets are beautiful new and original compositions by David McKeown arranged for two Violas.

They can be played at any time of year, in the Summer to celebrate the season, or in the Winter, to remind yourself of warmer days! The duets are mixed ability, with the top part set for players at an easy to early intermediate standard, and the bottom part to be played by a teacher or intermediate player. Click on the link above to hear samples of these duets performed on YouTube, performed on Clarinet.

10 Easy Summer Duets are

• Perfect for concert performances large and small;
• 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;
• The titles provoke mental pictures that connect with the student’s musical imagination;

The ten titles are, Up with the Birds, The View from the Top, Summer Shower, Cotton-Wool Clouds, Pooh Sticks, Riding My Bike, Wave-Walking, Sandcastles, Dozing in the Deck-Chair and Sunset 9pm.

There are thousands more duets available for all standards and styles, in many different instrumental combinations athttps://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/david-mckeown/6203

Search also for 10 Autumn Duets, 10 Easy Winter Duets and 10 Easy Spring Duets, all arranged for the same instruments.

 

Viola Duet Viola - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.590952

Composed by Various. Arranged by David McKeown. Christian,Gospel,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Spiritual. Score. 25 pages. David McKeown #6259079. Published by David McKeown (A0.590952).

18 Easy Gospel Duets Vol.1 for Viola is a beautiful collection of your best-loved Gospel Hymns and Spirituals. They are arranged simply in the most suitable range and keys for two Violas.

The standard is early intermediate to intermediate. Players with a year or two’s experience will enjoy playing these duets, with plenty of interest in both parts and imaginative arrangements. These duets are ideal for use in concerts or worship, formal or informal. Click on the link above to hear samples of these duets performed on YouTube, performed on Clarinet.

The hymns are in alphabetical order and are as follows

·    Abide with Me,

·    Amazing Grace,

·    Blessed Assurance,

·    Deep River,

·    Down by the Riverside,

·    Go Down Moses,

·    Go Tell It on the Mountain,

·    He’s Got the Whole World in HIs Hands,

·    Higher Ground,

·    Jesus on the Mainline,

·    Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho,

·    Just a Closer Walk with Thee,

·    Just as I Am,

·    Just Over in the Glory Land,

·    Kumbaya My Lord,

·    Love Lifted Me,

·    Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen,

·    Nothing but the Blood of Jesus.

If you like these duets, then there are another eighteen just like them in Volume 2. To find them copy and paste 18 Easy Gospel Duets Vol.2 for Viola in the Search Bar above. There are also longer and more challenging arrangements available in 10 Gospel Duets for Viola.

Viola Duet Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.590255

Composed by Traditional. Arranged by David McKeown. Jazz,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Spiritual. Score. 34 pages. David McKeown #6201291. Published by David McKeown (A0.590255).

10 Gospel Duets is an exciting collection of traditional Spirituals and Gospel favorites arranged by David McKeown as duets for two Violas.

These Duets explore different styles and flavours of Gospel music, with imaginative arrangements in various contemporary styles. Click the link above to watch and listen to samples of all 10 duets (clarinet version) on YouTube.

Most of these duets are ideal for players of an Intermediate standard, with two or three more suitable for Advanced Intermediate.

10 Gospel Duets are

• perfect for concert performances large and small; each piece lasts between three and four minutes.
• fully articulated to help develop that Gospel style.
• great for helping with complex rhythms.
• road tested with scores of students and performed all over the world.
• fun to play.
• an exciting introduction to the world of Gospel music.
• 32 pages adding up to more than half an hour of quality music.

The ten titles are, Amazing Grace, Down By the Riverside, Go Down Moses, Go Tell It on the Mountain, He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands, Just a Closer Walk with Thee, Shall We Gather at the River, Steal Away to Jesus, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot and When the Saints Go Marching In.

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

Viola Duet Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.591481

Composed by David McKeown. Blues,Easter,Pop,R & B,Rock. Score. 24 pages. David McKeown #6295221. Published by David McKeown (A0.591481).

10 Easter Rock’n’Roll Duets is a fun collection of original compositions by David McKeown for two Violas.

Each Easter themed duet is inspired by a different American dance style from the golden age of Rock’n’Roll.

These duets are ideal for players of an Intermediate standard and above. While the keys and range are easily accessible for your instrument, the style of music requires accidentals and syncopated rhythms. Click the link above to hear short samples of each duet on YouTube played on clarinet.

10 Easter Rock’n’Roll Duets are

• perfect for concert performances large and small; each piece lasts between one and two minutes.
• Perfect upbeat pieces to get you moving after a long winter, but playable any time of year.
• fully articulated to help interpret each style.
• great for helping with complex rhythms.
• road tested with scores of students and performed all over the world.
• fun to play.
• an exciting introduction to different musical Rock’n’Roll styles.
• 23 pages adding up to nearly twenty minutes of quality music.

The ten titles are, Tulip Ch’Boogie, Baby Sheep Shuffle, Candy Cakewalk, Chocolate Chalypso, Daffodil Doo-Wop, Easter Bonnet Bop, Easter Bunny Hop, Easter Egg Rock, Jellybean Jive and Spring Chicken Swing.

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

Viola Duet Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.590913

Composed by David McKeown. Concert,Holiday,Love,Wedding,World. Score. 37 pages. David McKeown #6249147. Published by David McKeown (A0.590913).

10 Love Duets is an exciting collection of original compositions by David McKeown for two Violas.

The title of each Duet is Love, but in ten different languages. Each duet explores the romantic music of its country, with imaginative arrangements in each national style.

Most of these duets are ideal for players of an Intermediate standard, with two or three more suitable for Advanced Intermediate. Click the link above to hear short samples of each duet on YouTube played on clarinet.

10 Love Duets are

• perfect for concert performances large and small; each piece lasts between three and four minutes.
• Perfect as a musical gift for Valentine’s Day
• fully articulated to help interpret each style.
• great for helping with complex rhythms.
• road tested with scores of students and performed all over the world.
• fun to play.
• an exciting introduction to different musical cultures around the world.
• 35 pages adding up to more than half an hour of quality music.

The ten titles are,

1.  Amore from Italy, as in a Verdi opera,

2.  Ahava (×�ַהֲבָה) from Israel, like a stately wedding dance,          

3.  Grá from Ireland, as in traditional Gaelic singing,

4.  L’Amour from France, as in Parisian café music,

5.  Ai (æ„›) from Japan, as in Enka popular music,

6.  Love from USA, as in a Broadway musical,

7.  Pyar (पà¥�यार) from India, as in a Bollywood film,

8.  Liebe from Germany, as in a slow expressive Baroque piece,

9.  Hubb (حب) from Morocco, as in traditional love poetry set to music,

10. Amor from Brazil, as in a romantic Bossa Nova from Rio.

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

Viola Duet Viola - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.593688

Composed by David McKeown. Children,Halloween,Jazz,Standards,World. Score. 18 pages. David McKeown #6499139. Published by David McKeown (A0.593688).

10 Easy Halloween Duets is a fun collection of original compositions by David McKeown for two Violas.

Each duet is a Halloween flavoured snack. Witches, ghosts, vampires and other favourites appear, with cartoon illustrations on each page. The duets cover many different styles, each as spooky as the rest..

The ten titles are, Monstrous Mango, Phantom Phries, Pumpkin Pizza, Skeleton Soup, Spectral Sausage, Spider Sandwich, Vegetable Vampire, Werewolf Waffle, Witchy Watermelon and Zombie Zucchini.

These duets are ideal for players of an Early Intermediate to Intermediate standard and above. The keys and range are as accessible as possible for your instrument. Click the link above to hear short samples of each duet on YouTube played on clarinet.

10 Easy Halloween Duets are

• perfect for concert performances large and small; each piece lasts between one and two minutes. 
• spooky pieces to get you and your audience in the mood for Halloween, but playable any time of year. 
• fully articulated to help interpret each style. 
• great for helping with simple rhythms and developing that internal pulse. 
• road tested with scores of students and performed all over the world.
• fun to play. 
• an exciting introduction to different musical styles. 
• 16 pages adding up to around a quarter of an hour of quality music. 

If you enjoyed these duets or are looking for something more challenging for Halloween, then use the search bar to find 10 Spooky Halloween Duets for the same instrumentation, which are written with Intermediate to Advanced Intermediate players in mind.

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

Viola Duet Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.588259

By The Beatles. By John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Arranged by David McKeown. Rock. Score. 6 pages. David McKeown #5311691. Published by David McKeown (A0.588259).

She’s Leaving Home first appeared on the Beatles’ 1967 album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The song was jointly written and performed by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. George Harrison and Ringo Starr took no part in the recording and there were no instrumental contributions by any of the Beatles. The song was inspired by a newspaper story about a missing teenage girl. The girl in question turned up safe and sound eventually, and had, by complete coincidence, met the Beatles at a TV recording a few year’s earlier.

This version of She’s Leaving Home is arranged as a duet for two Violas. The full YouTube performance above is the Clarinet version of this arrangement.

Musicians at an intermediate level will find this ideal for formal and informal concert performance, with plenty of interest in both parts. The overall performance time is around three and a half minutes.

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

 

 

Viola Duet Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.589598

Composed by Yakow Jadow. Arranged by David McKeown. Jewish,Wedding,World. Score. 4 pages. David McKeown #6080587. Published by David McKeown (A0.589598).

Bublitschki is a Ukrainian/Jewish Folk song, often performed by Klezmer musicians. This version is arranged as a duet for two Violas.

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 

 

 

Viola Duet Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.593649

By Takida. By Christian Bror Rehn, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Robert Karl Pettersson, and Thomas Jan Vallin. Arranged by David McKeown. Film/TV,Pop. Score. 4 pages. David McKeown #6497319. Published by David McKeown (A0.593649).

How Far I’ll Go is one of the best loved songs from the 2016 Disney film Moana. This version is arranged as a Duet for two Violas.

Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, two versions were recorded for the film, one by the lead actress AuliÊ»i Cravalho and the other by Alessia Cara. How Far I’ll Go won a Grammy in 2018 and has been consistently the most streamed song in the Disney canon since its release.

Musicians at an intermediate standard will find this ideal for formal and informal concert performances. Total performance time is around three minutes. This is the full length version as sung in the film, with the verse, bridge and chorus performed twice and a final chorus a semitone higher. Click on the YouTube link above to listen to a full length performance of this arrangement played on Clarinet.

Teachers will enjoy using this arrangement as a fun way to approach expressive playing and syncopated rhythms.

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