Viola Duet Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.587431 Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by David McKeown. Classical,Concert,Instructional,Opera,Standards. Score. 3 pages. David McKeown #3237415. Published by David McKeown (A0.587431). Der Vogelfanger bin ich Ja, (The Birdcatcher’s Song) is an aria from the first act of Mozart’s comic opera, The Magic Flute. It has become one of Mozart’s best loved melodies and features the birdcatcher Papageno. In the first production the role was played by the producer and theatre owner. He was not a trained singer so Mozart deliberately wrote a simple melody of limited range. This version is arranged as a duet for two ViolasMusicians at an intermediate level and above will find this ideal for formal and informal performances, with both parts enjoying melodic interest. The duet format gives instrumentalists an opportunity to play music written for the voice. The overall performance time is around a minute and a half. The full-length youtube performance is the Clarinet version of this duet.Teachers will enjoy using this arrangement as a fun way to help with detailed articulation and dynamics. 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 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.594085 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by David McKeown. Christmas,Jazz,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Score. 4 pages. David McKeown #6537281. Published by David McKeown (A0.594085). Good King Wenceslas is a much-loved Christmas carol. This version is arranged as a duet in a Jazz Swing style for two Violas. 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

Viola Duet Viola - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1269884 Composed by Franz Schubert. Arranged by B. C. Dockery. 19th Century,Classical,Romantic Period. Score. 5 pages. Ben Dockery #862360. Published by Ben Dockery (A0.1269884). Composed by Franz Schubert in 1825 as part of his Op. 52, this is Ave Maria arranged for two violas. Great for lessons, recitals, and performances of all kinds. Advanced intermediate level. Includes score and parts.

Viola Duet Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.591163 Composed by David McKeown. Easter,Folk,Jazz,Ragtime,Traditional. Score. 4 pages. David McKeown #6285015. Published by David McKeown (A0.591163). The Candy Cakewalk is a fun and original duet written by David McKeown for two Violas. The Candy Cakewalk is one in a series of ten Easter-themed duets each written in a different American dance style. The Cakewalk was popular in the early twentieth century but its origins go back to slave plantations in the nineteenth century where dancers would often compete for a prize of cake. The music was a marriage of European March and African-American syncopation and was a forerunner of Ragtime. The Candy Cakewalk 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 accidentals. The playing-time is around one and a half minutes, but can be lengthened by adding repeats at the performer’s discretion. The Candy Cakewalk is a perfect upbeat 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

Viola Duet Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.589115 Composed by David McKeown. 20th Century,Concert,Latin,World. Score. 6 pages. David McKeown #5792899. Published by David McKeown (A0.589115). Tango d’Elinora is an exciting original composition by David McKeown, arranged as a duet for two Violas.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

Viola Duet Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1279339 Composed by Henry Purcell. Arranged by B. C. Dockery. Baroque,Classical,Opera. Score. 4 pages. Ben Dockery #870824. Published by Ben Dockery (A0.1279339). From Henry Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas, this is When I am laid in earth arranged for two violas. Great for lessons, recitals, and performances of all kinds. Intermediate level. Includes score and parts.

Viola Duet Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.590216 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by David McKeown. Christian,Gospel,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Spiritual. Score. 5 pages. David McKeown #6198767. Published by David McKeown (A0.590216). When the Saints Go Marching In is an Afro-American Spiritual Song. This version is arranged as a duet for two Violas. Click the link above to listen to a full Youtube performance of the Clarinet version of this duet.The origins of When the Saints Go Marching In are unclear, though it was first recorded in 1923. A later instrumental recording by Louis Armstrong affirmed the song’s status as a jazz standard and created an ongoing association with the city of  New Orleans. When the Saints Go Marching In was later performed by artists as diverse as Elvis Presley, Bing Crosby and Chuck BerryWhen the Saints Go Marching In is arranged in a key and range best suited to the instruments. There are five verses, in a gospel style 6/8 meter with constant variations. When the Saints Go Marching In is suitable for players at an intermediate level and above. With a performance time of around four minutes, this version of When the Saints Go Marching In 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

Viola Duet Viola - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1350529 Composed by Thomas Hastings. Arranged by B. C. Dockery. Christian,Religious,Sacred. Score. 1 pages. Ben Dockery #935345. Published by Ben Dockery (A0.1350529). Arranged for two violas. Great for preludes, offertories, postludes, and recitals. Easy intermediate level.

Viola Duet Viola - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1349221 Composed by John Zundel. Arranged by B. C. Dockery. Christian,Religious,Sacred. Score. 1 pages. Ben Dockery #933964. Published by Ben Dockery (A0.1349221). Arranged for two violas. Great for preludes, offertories, postludes, and recitals. Easy intermediate level.

Viola Duet Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.589122 Composed by Sigfrid Mogulesko. Arranged by David McKeown. Hanukkah,Jewish,Wedding,World. Score. 4 pages. David McKeown #6019089. Published by David McKeown (A0.589122). Chosn Kale Mazel Tov, (Good Luck to the Bride and Groom), is a Jewish wedding tune, often performed by Klezmer musicians. This version is arranged as a duet for two Violas. Often shortened to Mazel Tov, it is thought that the song was written by Sigmund Zelig Mogulesko. Born in Romania, he was a larger than life character who dominated Yiddish theatre on both sides of the Atlantic in the late nineteenth century. Mogulesko was a childhood prodigy, equally adept as a composer, playwright, singer, comedian, actor and impresario. Mazel Tov was written for a wedding scene in one of his productions but has since become one of the best-known and loved Klezmer standards.Mazel Tov is simply arranged in a key and range best suited to the instruments. After a slow and expressively beginning, the melody switches to dance tempo, with constant variations in the accompaniment. Mazel Tov is suitable for players at an intermediate level and above. With a performance time of around two and a half minutes, this version of Mazel Tov is perfect for wedding 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.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: A0.589114 Composed by David McKeown. Concert,Jazz,Latin,World. Score. 7 pages. David McKeown #5776679. Published by David McKeown (A0.589114). Salsa de Shibby is an exciting original composition by David McKeown, arranged as a duet for two Violas.This duet is based on the style of Salsa. The name Salsa was first used in 1960s New York to describe the popular and commercial dance music made by Latin emigrés in the city. Most of the musical and structural ideas came straight from Cuban Son Montuno, but the lack of one single traditional root has allowed musicians from different Latin American countries to bring their own flavours to the music. Given the tensions between the US and Cuba, there have been accusations of cultural appropriation and Cubans dislike the word Salsa, but there is no denying the music’s worldwide appeal. If you play to an intermediate standard and upwards, then you and your audience will enjoy this piece. Rhythms should be lightly articulated, the melody should always flow, and following the articulation in the score will help convey the style. Salsa de Shibby has a performance time of just over two and a half minutes. You can listen to a full performance the Clarinet version of this duet by following the YouTube link above.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: A0.1254413 Composed by Paul Dukas. Arranged by B. C. Dockery. 19th Century,Children,Classical,Film/TV,Romantic Period. Score. 7 pages. Ben Dockery #847988. Published by Ben Dockery (A0.1254413). Best known for its appearance in Disney's 1940 animated classic Fantasia, this is french composer Paul Dukas's The Sorcerer's Apprentice arranged for two violas with optional piano accompaniment. Great for lessons, recitals, and performances of all kinds. Intermediate level. Includes score and parts.

Viola Duet Viola - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1256507 Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Arranged by B. C. Dockery. 19th Century,Classical,Folk,Romantic Period,Spiritual. Score. 4 pages. Ben Dockery #849935. Published by Ben Dockery (A0.1256507). First known as the African American spiritual Goin' Home, this is Largo from Antonin Dvorak's New World Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, Mvmt. II. Arranged for two violas. Great for lessons, recitals, and performances of all kinds. Easy intermediate level. Includes score and parts.

Viola Duet Viola - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.590134 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by David McKeown. Christian,Gospel,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Spiritual. Score. 4 pages. David McKeown #6168403. Published by David McKeown (A0.590134). He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands is a traditional American Gospel Song. This version is arranged as a duet for two Violas. He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands has unknown nineteenth century origins, but was first published in 1927 and reached a wider audience with Laurie London’s version in 1957. Mahalia Jackson often performed He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands in her inimitable style.He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands is played eight times in a gospel swing style. The melody climbs through six different keys, a semitone at a time, with the accompaniment varying throughout. Click the link above to listen to a full Youtube performance of the Clarinet version of this duet.He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands is suitable for players at an advanced intermediate level and above. With a performance time of around three and minutes, this version of He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands 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

Viola Duet Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1189190 Composed by David McKeown. Chamber,Contemporary,Instructional. Score. 11 pages. David McKeown #788811. Published by David McKeown (A0.1189190). 10 Rounds and Canons are beautiful new and original compositions by David McKeown arranged for two Violas. We all remember the fun we had singing rounds in school, and these pieces take that to the next level.  Each piece is a pure canon where the second part faithfully follows the first, and are ideal for players at early intermediate and intermediate levels. Each piece last between one and two minutes.Click the YouTube link to listen to samples of these duets played on Alto Saxophone.10 Rounds and Canons 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;  Beautiful pieces that are much more than just musical exercises; The titles provoke mental pictures that connect with the player’s musical imagination;   The ten titles are, Round House, Round of Applause, Plenty to go Round, Round Here, Round Peg Square Hole, Round Table, Round the Bend, Round Number, Roundabout and Round Up.There are thousands more duets available for all standards and styles, in many different instrumental combinations at https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/david-mckeown/6203.