1 Piano,4 Hands,Piano Duet - Level 4 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1495776
By Celine Dion. By Irving Berlin. Arranged by Kevin Frecker. Christian,Patriotic,Religious,Standards. Score. 28 pages. Kevin Frecker #1072302. Published by Kevin Frecker (A0.1495776).
This arrangement of Irving Berlin's famous patriotic song is presented as a 4-hand piano duet. It includes a newly composed theme by the arranger in place of the song's original introduction. This new material is in a dark, minor key to musically portray the storm clouds as they gather across the sea. The God Bless America theme follows with a much calmer, lighter character, but the dark theme returns and intensifies. A second appearance of God Bless America comes in a four-part, hymn-like setting, and then is followed by a final statement of God Bless America, this time in a heightened, excited drive toward the end. The difficulty level is moderately advanced, and is best suited for a solid, well-trained pair of pianists. The score includes both parts together in a traditional orchestral-score format, and then each part included separately. The separated parts are designed so that they can be used at separate pianos, or or so that they can be placed in the same score holder in a typical piano-duet secondo/primo format.
