Details
- Genres:
- 1950s 1960s Rock 'n' Roll Classic Soul
- Composers:
- Ben E. King Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller
- Publishers:
- David McKeown
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Format:
- Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Artist:
- Ben E. King
- Arrangers:
- David McKeown
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 4
SKU: A0.589446
By Ben E. King. By Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller. Arranged by David McKeown. Pop. 4 pages. David McKeown #6070233. Published by David McKeown (A0.589446).Stand by Me was originally released by the co-writer Ben E King in 1960 and is the sixth highest royalty earning song of all time. However, King never intended to record the song himself. The story goes he had some studio time left over after a session and the producer asked him if he had any other songs they could put on tape. When King sat at the piano and performed Stand by Me, the producer recognised a huge hit in the making. This version is arranged as a duet for one Flute and one Violin.
Musicians at an intermediate level and above will find this ideal for formal and informal performances. The overall performance time is around three minutes.
Teachers will enjoy using this arrangement as a fun way to help with ensemble skills and expressive playing. There are some complex syncopated rhythms in the melody part and the challenge will be to tie these expressively to the repeating bass pattern which is present throughout. The short sample audio is from the Clarinet and Alto Saxophone version while the full length youtube performance is the Flute Duet.
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- ArrangeMe:
- David McKeown
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Artists:
- Ben E. King Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller David McKeown
- Publisher:
- David McKeown