Instrumental Duet Clarinet,Instrumental Duet,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.589367 By John Denver. By Mel Torme and Robert Wells. Arranged by David McKeown. Christmas,Holiday,Jazz. Score and parts. 3 pages. David McKeown #6065181. Published by David McKeown (A0.589367). The Christmas Song is better known to many by its first line Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire. The song was written on a hot summer day in 1945 by Mel Torme and Bob Wells who were trying to cool down by composing a wintry lyric. It was first recorded by Nat King Cole the following year and was an instant hit. Nat King Cole revisited the song several times in his career and it has also been recorded by just about every noteworthy popular artist since, from Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee, Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Paul McCartney to The Jacksons, and many more. This version is arranged as a duet for one Clarinet and one Viola. Musicians at an intermediate standard will find this ideal for formal and informal concert performances, with both parts enjoying melodic interest. Total performance time is around four minutes. Teachers will enjoy using this arrangement as a fun way to approach 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

Instrumental Duet Clarinet,Instrumental Duet,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.588632 Composed by Traditional Irish. Arranged by David McKeown. Celtic,Folk,Holiday,Wedding,World. Score and parts. 4 pages. David McKeown #6013289. Published by David McKeown (A0.588632). The Londonderry Air is among the best loved melodies of Ireland. This beautiful version is arranged as a duet for one Clarinet and one Viola. 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 Clarinet,Instrumental Duet,Viola - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.590325 Composed by Various. Arranged by David McKeown. Christian,Holiday,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Score and parts. 15 pages. David McKeown #6204111. Published by David McKeown (A0.590325). 15 Favourite Hymns for Thanksgiving and Harvest for Clarinet and Viola Duet is a beautiful collection of well-known traditional Thanksgiving and Harvest hymns, carefully chosen to help you celebrate this special time of year. Each hymn is arranged as a duet for one Clarinet and one Viola. Click on the link above to hear a sample from the Clarinet version of this collection on YouTube.15 Favourite Hymns for Thanksgiving and Harvest are simply arranged in easy keys and are fun to play for musicians with a year or two’s experience and above. Teachers and students alike will find 15 Favourite Hymns for Thanksgiving and Harvest useful for building ensemble, reading and rhythmic skills.The hymns are in alphabetical order and are as follows…·     All Things Bright and Beautiful, (The 29thMay)·     Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, (Nettleton)·     Come, Ye Thankful People Come, (St George’s, Windsor)·     Count Your Blessings, (Blessings)·     For All the Blessings of the Year, (Oldbridge)·     For the Beauty of the Earth, (Dix)·     Now Thank We All Our God, (Nun Danket)·     O Store Gud, (Trad. Swedish)·     Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow, (Old Hundredth)·     Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven, (Laude Anima)·     Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, (Lobe den Herren).    Rejoice Today with One Accord, (Ein Feste Burg)·     We Gather Together, (Kremser)·     We Plough the Fields and Scatter, (Wir Pflügen)·     When Morning Gilds the Skies, (Laudes Domini) 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 Clarinet,Instrumental Duet,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.590497 Composed by Howard Blake. Arranged by David McKeown. Christmas,Contemporary,Holiday. Score and parts. 4 pages. David McKeown #6067003. Published by David McKeown (A0.590497). Walking in the Air is the flying theme from the animated film, The Snowman. Written by Howard Blake for the film in 1982, a new version sung by Aled Jones, was a top 5 hit in the UK in 1985. It has been a permanent fixture on Christmas playlists ever since. This version is arranged as a duet for one Clarinet and one Viola.Musicians at an intermediate level and above will find this ideal for formal and informal Christmas performances. The rhythms are straightforward though there are extended quaver passages at medium tempo. The overall performance time is around two and a half minutes. The short audio sample is from the Clarinet and Alto Saxophone version while the full length performance on the youtube link is the Clarinet duet.Teachers will enjoy using this arrangement as a fun way to help with phrasing 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

Instrumental Duet Clarinet,Instrumental Duet,Viola - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1134241 Composed by David McKeown. Children,Christmas,Contemporary. Score and parts. 12 pages. David McKeown #734321. Published by David McKeown (A0.1134241). 10 Easy Winter Duets are beautiful new and original compositions by David McKeown arranged for one Clarinet and one Viola. They can be played at any time of year, in the Winter to celebrate the season, or in the Summer, to cool you down when the heat gets unbearable! The duets are ideal for players between easy and early intermediate levels. The music also contains chord symbols in concert pitch for optional piano/guitar accompaniment. 10 Easy Winter 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 player’s musical imagination;  The ten titles are, The Sound of Snow, White Out, Crackling Fire, Grey Sea, Hotpot, Icicles, Red Nose Cosy Toes, Three Sweaters, Christmas Stocking and New Year, No Fear. Click on the YouTube link to see and hear samples from the Clarinet version of this collection. There are thousands more duets available for all standards and styles, in many different instrumental combinations at https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/david-mckeown/6203Search also for 10 Autumn Duets, 10 Easy Summer Duets and 10 Easy Spring Duets, all arranged for the same instruments.

Instrumental Duet Clarinet,Instrumental Duet,Viola - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.594058 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by David McKeown. Christmas,Jazz,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Score and parts. 4 pages. David McKeown #6537227. Published by David McKeown (A0.594058). Good King Wenceslas is a much-loved Christmas carol. This version is arranged as a duet in a Jazz Swing style for one Clarinet and one Viola. Click on the YouTube link above to listen to a full length performance of this arrangement played on Clarinet.The melody of Good King Wenceslas is Finnish in origin and dates back to the thirteenth century. The Christmas lyrics we know and love were added much later by English hymn-writer John Mason Neale and were first published in 1853. With a performance time a little over three minutes, this version of Good King Wenceslas 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.Good King Wenceslas is arranged in a key and range best suited to the instruments. Rhythms are syncopated, as one would expect in swing music, and there is plenty of articulation detail to help deliver an authentic style. While the key is straightforward, there are several chromatic passages to keep players on their toes. The melody is played four times, each version different from the last, 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 Clarinet,Instrumental Duet,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.592493 Composed by Jule Styne. Arranged by David McKeown. Contemporary. Score and parts. 4 pages. David McKeown #6366095. Published by David McKeown (A0.592493). It’s Been a Long Long Time is arranged as a duet for one Clarinet and one Viola. It’s Been a Long Long Time is best known to modern audiences as the song at the end Avengers: Endgame, where Steve Rogers, after seventy years, finally gets to dance with Peggy Carter. The song of course, is much older. Two versions of It’s Been a Long Long Time topped the charts in late 1945, and as US servicemen returned from Europe and the Pacific, it perfectly caught the mood of the times. One version was by Bing Crosby, and the other by the Harry James Orchestra featuring Kitty Kallen on vocals. It is the latter version that is heard in Endgame and the one that forms the basis of this arrangement.Musicians at an intermediate standard will find It’s Been a Long Long Time ideal for formal and informal concert performances. with both parts enjoying plenty of melodic interest. The overall performance time is just over two and a half minutes. Click the link above to listen to a full performance of the clarinet version on YouTube.To keep up with new titles, search for Dave McKeown Sheet Music Downloads on Facebook.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