SKU: A0.591425

The Easter Egg Rock is a fun and original duet written by David McKeown for one Oboe and one Bassoon.

The Easter Egg Rock is one in a series of ten Easter-themed duets each written in a different American dance style. Modern Rock music has its origins in Rock’n’Roll, with the first use of the word in 1951 by an Ohio DJ.  The first big hit was Bill Haley’s Rock Around the Clockin 1955, but other artists such as Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddley, Gene Vincent and Little Richard all have strong claims to being the first Rock’n’Roll artist.

The Easter Egg Rock is suitable for players at an intermediate level and above, with the accessible key and range balanced by the fast tempo and syncopated rhythms and accidentals. With a playing-time of around one and a half minutes, The Easter Egg Rock is a perfect upbeat addition to any performance program, formal or informal. Click the link above to listen to a full performance of the clarinet version of this duet on YouTube.

 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: A0.1328278

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree was written in 1958 by Johnny Marks and was a big hit for 13 year old Brenda Lee. It remains the biggest hit of her career with 25 million sales and a seasonal return to the charts every year. This version is faithful to the swinging rock’n’roll style of the original and includes a simple transcription of Boots Randolph’s famous sax solo. It is arranged as a duet for one Oboe and one Bassoon. 

Musicians at an early intermediate level and above will find this ideal for formal and informal Christmas performances. There are some simple syncopated swing rhythms and a few accidentals accidentals. The overall performance time is around two and a half minutes. Follow the YouTube link to hear a complete performance of the Alto Saxophone version of this arrangement

Teachers will enjoy using this arrangement as a fun way to help with swing rhythms and articulation. 

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: A0.1282773

Happy Birthday Rock is a duet arrangement of Happy Birthday in a Rock style by David McKeown, written for one Oboe and one Bassoon.

This duet is ideal for players at an early intermediate to intermediate level, with an easily accessible range and some syncopated rhythms. 

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 Oboe and Bassoon. Copy and paste the title to the Sheet Music Plus search box to find it.

Happy Birthday Rock 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: A0.588244

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 one Oboe and one Bassoon. 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

SKU: A0.1180242

Arrangement of the song Blue Bird (from Naruto Shippuden Opening 3) for Oboe & Bassoon Duo.

SKU: A0.588023

16 Favourite Hymns Vol.2 for Oboe and Bassoon Duet is a beautiful collection of your best-loved traditional hymns. They are arranged simply in the most suitable range and keys for one Oboe and one Bassoon.

The hymns are in alphabetical order and are as follows

·    Hail to the Lord’s Anointed,(Ellacombe)

·    He who would Valiant Be, (Monk’s Gate)

·    Holiness by Faith in Jesus, (Rousseau)

·    How Sweet the Name, (Lloyd)

·     I Vow to Thee My Country, (Thaxted)

·     I Will Sing the Wondrous Story, (Hyfrodol)

·    Just a Closer Walk with Thee, (Closer Walk)

·    The King of Love, (Dominus Regit Me)

·    The Lord’s My Shepherd, (Crimond)

·    Love Divine, (Austrian Hymn, Haydn)

·    Nearer My God to Thee, (Bethany)

·    Oh Love that will not Let Me Go, (St Margaret)

·    Purer Yet Purer, (Lyndhurst)

·    Shall We Gather by the River,

·    There is a Green Hill, (Horsley)

·    When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, (Rockingham)

Volume 1 contains another 16 hymns arranged in the same way and is available via my home page at http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/david-mckeown/6203

SKU: A0.588142

When I’m Sixty-Four first appeared on the Beatles’ 1967 album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Despite the song’s appearance relatively late in the Beatles’ discography, it was one of the first songs that Paul McCartney wrote, at the age of 16. When the song was finally recorded in 1966, Paul McCartney felt it was too slow and turgid. George Martin simply solved the problem by speeding up the tape and raising the pitch by one semitone.

This version of When I’m Sixty-Four is arranged as a duet for one Oboe and one Bassoon. The full YouTube performance above is the Clarinet version of this duet.

Musicians at an intermediate level will find this ideal for formal and informal concert performance. The overall performance time is around two and a half minutes.

Teachers will enjoy using this arrangement as a fun way to help with ensemble skills and expressive playing.  

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: A0.588057

Let It Be was one of the Beatles last recordings, released in 1970 when Paul McCartney had already announced his departure from the band. This version of Let it Be is arranged as a duet for one Oboe and one Bassoon, and includes a short transcription of George Harrison’s guitar solo. The full YouTube performance above is from the Clarinet version of this arrangement.

Musicians at an intermediate level will find this ideal for formal and informal concert performances, with both parts enjoying plenty of melodic interest. 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 many more top quality arrangements and compositions by David McKeown for you to browse at http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/david-mckeown/6203