Details
- Instrument:
- Tenor Saxophone Trumpet
- Genres:
- Christmas Standards Holiday Contemporary
- Composers:
- Irving Berlin
- Publishers:
- David McKeown
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Format:
- Set of Parts Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Artist:
- Irving Berlin
- Arrangers:
- David McKeown
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 3
SKU: A0.589482
By Dave Koz & Kelly Sweet. Composed by Irving Berlin. Arranged by David McKeown. Christmas,Contemporary,Holiday,Jazz. Score and parts. 3 pages. David McKeown #6071999. Published by David McKeown (A0.589482).White Christmas is one of the best loved of all Christmas songs. While sung by countless artists over the years, it is synonymous with its original performer, Bing Crosby, who nailed the original recording with orchestra and singers in under eighteen minutes. Written by Irving Berlin in 1941, the song reached its audience via the 1942 movie bearing the same name. This version, arranged as a duet for one Trumpet and one Tenor Saxophone, is true to the original in structure and feel. There are two verses, one reflecting Crosby’s free phrasing, and the second, copying the stricter phrasing of the singers and orchestra.
Musicians at an intermediate standard will find this ideal for formal and informal Christmas performances, with both parts enjoying plenty of interest. There are a few moderately difficult rhythms and some less familiar accidentals. Total performance time is around three 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 approach expressive playing.
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