Details
- Instrument:
- Flute Alto Saxophone
- Ensembles:
- Woodwind Duet
- Composers:
- John Frederick Coots
- Publishers:
- David McKeown
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Format:
- Set of Parts Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Artist:
- Steve Tyrell
- Arrangers:
- David McKeown
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 3
SKU: A0.587321
By Steve Tyrell. By John Frederick Coots. Arranged by David McKeown. Christmas,Holiday,Jazz,Pop. Score and parts. 3 pages. David McKeown #3132735. Published by David McKeown (A0.587321).Santa Claus is Coming to Town was written in 1934 by Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie. Although it was a big sheet music seller at the time, it was Perry Como’s 1951 recording that turned it into a major hit. The simple harmony and melody have made this a perennial favourite with everyone from Sinatra to the Jacksons, Maria Carey and Bruce Springsteen. This version borrows from the swinging jazz style of various Sinatra recordings and is arranged as a duet for one Flute and one Alto Saxophone.
Musicians at an intermediate level and above will find this ideal for formal and informal Christmas performances. There are syncopated swing rhythms and some less familiar accidentals. 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 jazz rhythms and articulation.
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- ArrangeMe:
- David McKeown
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Instrument:
- Woodwinds Flute Woodwinds Saxophone Alto Saxophone
- Ensemble:
- Woodwind Duet
- Publisher:
- David McKeown