SKU: A0.592559

It’s Been a Long Long Time is arranged as a solo for one Soprano Saxophone with Piano accompaniment.

It’s Been a Long Long Time is best known to modern audiences as the song at the end of The Avengers, Endgame, where Steve Rogers, after seventy years, finally gets his 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 solo instrument and piano enjoying plenty of melodic interest. The separate solo part is included with the piano score in the same pdf file. The overall performance time is just over two and a half minutes. 

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SKU: A0.532139

The original piece is part of Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068, written for his patron Prince Leopold sometime between the years 1717 and 1723. The title comes from violinist August Wilhelmj’s late 19th century arrangement of the piece for violin and piano. By transposing the key of the piece from its original D major to C major, Wilhelmj was able to play the piece on only one string of his violin, the G string. The air is usually played slowly and freely, and features an intertwining harmony and melody.

SKU: A0.967150

This is a ballad written for barbershop quartet, and based on the original song of 1918 entitled What More Can a Woman Give? It is sung from the perspective of a soldier who has died in battle. The international barbershop champion quartet, GOTCHA! sang this for three years in a row at the International Competition where it was named song of the contest. Learning tracks available from choraltracks.com.

SKU: A0.1219625

Title: Andante Religioso
Composer: Henry Smith (1813-1879)
Arranger: Andrew Lamb
Description: This is a transcription of Andante Religioso by Henry Smith (1813-1879)

Henry Smith was a prominent American composer born in 1813. He is best known for his contributions to Christian hymnody during the mid-19th century. Smith was a gifted writer and his love for music was evident from an early age. He began playing the organ and composing music in his teenage years, and eventually became a full-time composer. He went on to write several hymns that have become classics in the Christian world, including “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross� and “Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy.� Smith was a devout Christian, and his music often reflected his faith. He died in 1879, leaving behind an enduring legacy in the world of Christian music.