SKU: A0.589888

Just a Closer Walk With Thee is an Afro-American Spiritual Hymn and Song. This version is arranged as a duet for two Tenor Saxophones.

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.

SKU: A0.590904

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

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

SKU: A0.592026

Deep River is an Afro-American Spiritual Song. This version is arranged by David McKeown as a duet for two Tenor Saxophones.

Deep River was first published in 1917 and quickly became a public favourite. The writer and origin of the song is unknown. In the recording age, Deep River was made famous by Marian Anderson, Paul Robeson and Tommy Dorsey.

Deep River is one of several Gospel arrangements available on Sheet Music Plus. Use the search bar above to find 10 Gospel Duets (for intermediate players), and 18 Easy Gospel Duets, Volumes 1 and 2, all available for this instrumental combination.

Deep River is suitable for players at an intermediate level and above. With a performance time of around three minutes, this version of Deep River is perfect for worship and concert performances, both formal and informal. Click the link above to listen to a full performance of the Clarinet version 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: A0.590007

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is an American nineteenth century spiritual. This version is arranged as a duet for two Tenor Saxophones.

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

SKU: A0.590905

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

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

SKU: A0.591073

Easter Bunny Hop is a fun and original duet written by David McKeown for two Soprano Saxophones.

Easter Bunny Hop is one in a series of ten Easter-themed duets each written in a different Rock’n’Roll style. The Hop was all the craze in the late ‘50s, when early Rock’n’Roll became popular at school gymnasium dances. Danny and the Juniors’ 1957 hit At the Hop defined the genre.

Easter Bunny Hop is suitable for players at an intermediate level and above, with the accessible key and range balanced by the fast tempo, some syncopated rhythms and many accidentals. With a playing-time of around one and a half minutes, Easter Bunny Hop is a perfect addition to any performance program, formal or informal. Click on the link above to hear a full YouTube performance played on 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

SKU: A0.588971

Tango d’Elinora is an exciting original composition by David McKeown, arranged as a duet for two Soprano Saxophones.

This duet is written in the style of early twentieth century Tango music. Tango first appeared as in the late nineteenth century in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but it wasn’t long before the dance craze spread to North America and Europe. Performers like Carlos Gardel were the international superstars of their day. More recently the Nuevo Tango of Astor Piazzolla and others has pushed the boundaries and ensured that Tango is still a vibrant art form today.

If you play to an intermediate standard and upwards, then you and your audience will enjoy this piece. Rhythms should be lightly articulated with the first beat in the bar always strong; the melody should always flow and following the articulation in the score will help convey the style. Tango d’Elinora has a performance time of just under three minutes. Follow the link above to listen to a complete YouTube performance of the Clarinet version of Tango d’Elinora.

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