Ukrainian Folk Carol (often known by another name however) for Eb saxophone (Alto, or Baritone) and piano (or use the enhanced free demo/backing tracks via request after ordering - details are given on your printed sheet music) by UK composers Chris Lawry and Keri Degg.

New for September 2020 this is a very fresh take on this traditional classic and has been launched into a crazy swing/groove style! It\'s a great showstopper and a real joy to play. The piece includes playful interplay and new original material/solo/s.

Ukrainian Folk Carol is just one of five pieces from \'Christmas Jazz - Volume 2\' Eb Saxophone (also available in Bb sax, Bb clarinet, and flute editions) which also includes; Deck the halls (Piazzolla-inspired style), The Holly and the Ivy - a smooshy smooth jazz ballad with original solo/s, Away in a manger - again, a gentle smooth jazz style, and O Holy Night (which has cheeky interplay, yet sweeping original lines too).

There is also a \'Christmas Jazz - Volume 1\' collection by the same composers (which includes; God rest ye merry gentlemen, Silent night, The first nowell, Hark the herald, and I saw three ships - all of which are available on SMP, or search for Christmas Jazz volume 1 if you\'d like to buy the collection at a bargain price).

This is an arrangement of for solo alto sax and piano of Steven\'s \"What Child Is This\" (Greensleeves). There is a separate alto sax part in the score. The piano part as shown can be played as an independent solo. The track as heard is available under \"What Child Is This - Christmas Piano\" as featured on Stevens\' recent Christmas album, \"Christmas at the Piano,\" featured on Spotify, Pandora, Amazon, and other outlets around the world. James Michael Stevens is a prolific composer living in Nashville, TN and serves as the Music Department Chairman of Welch College.

Here are three refreshing new modernarrangements of three popular traditional carols ?like you ain?t never heardthem before?. Intended for the intermediate alto sax player(s) and a reasonably competentpianist, they are sure to brighten up your Christmas events whether at home,school, church or recital hall. They could be used during a Christmas serviceor as stand-alone pieces at an end-of-term presentation. The audio sampleincludes recordings of all three pieces.

The King Rides Out(based on ?Good King Wenceslas?) starts conventionally enough but turns into acountry-style song and then there?s a three-part Bach-like contrapuntal section,concluding with a wistful coda before the music returns to the joyful countrystyle. Waltz with Holly ? or Possibly Ivy (based of course on ?The Hollyand the Ivy?) turns into a dreamy waltz with long extended phrases and a goodvehicle to show the saxophone player?s tone quality. The Merry Gentleman goLatin is a lively rumba version of ?God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen?.

ColinKirkpatrick studied composition, cello and piano at London?s prestigious RoyalCollege of Music and after graduation followed a career in music education. Hewas a High School Music Director in London for about fifteen years and laterbecame a Music Education Adviser for local government, with the addedresponsibility for training teachers and directing the instrumental teaching service.

Hehas been published by Boosey & Hawkes, Novello, Paxton, Schott, OxfordUniversity Press, Chester, Belwin Mills and Intrada (Netherlands). He holds MAand PhD degrees in education and his other interests include reading,photography, travel, cooking and wine tasting - though not necessarily all atthe same time.

18 Easy Gospel Hymns Vol.2 for Solo Alto Saxophone and Piano is a beautiful collection of your best-loved Gospel Hymns and Spirituals. They are arranged simply in the most suitable range and key for the solo instrument. The preview only shows a few pages of the piano score, but this is followed by a separate solo instrumental part, adding up to 49 pages of quality music.



The standard is early intermediate. Players with a year or two?s experience will enjoy playing these Gospel hymns, with plenty of interest in both the solo and the piano parts. These hymns are ideal for use in concerts or worship, formal or informal.



The hymns are in alphabetical order and are as follows



· O Mary Don?t You Weep,

· O When the Saints,

· Old Time Religion,

· Onward Christian Soldiers,

· Rock of Ages,

· Shall We Gather at the River,

· Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus,

· Standing in the Need of Prayer,

· Swing Low Sweet Chariot,

· Steal Away,

· There is a Fountain Filled with Blood,

· There is Power in the Blood,

· This Little Light of Mine,

· Wade in the Water,

· Were You There?

· What a Friend We Have in Jesus,

· When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder,

· When We All Get to Heaven.



If you like these Gospel Hymns, then there are another eighteen just like them in Volume 1. To find them copy and paste 18 Easy Gospel Hymns Vol.1 for Solo Alto Saxophone and Piano in the Search Bar above. There are also duet versions of these Gospel hymns available on Sheet Music Plus, and more advanced duet arrangements of your Gospel favourites in the 10 Gospel Duets series.



To keep up with new titles, search for Dave McKeown Sheet Music Downloads on Facebook.

18 Easy Gospel Hymns Vol.1 for Solo Alto Saxophone and Piano is a beautiful collection of your best-loved Gospel Hymns and Spirituals. They are arranged simply in the most suitable range and key for the solo instrument. The preview only shows a few pages of the piano score, but this is followed by a separate solo instrumental part, adding up to 49 pages of quality music.

The standard is early intermediate. Players with a year or two?s experience will enjoy playing these Gospel hymns, with plenty of interest in both the solo and the piano parts. These hymns are ideal for use in concerts or worship, formal or informal. The hymns are in alphabetical order and are as follows

· Abide with Me,

· Amazing Grace,

· Blessed Assurance,

· Deep River,

· Down by the Riverside,

· Go Down Moses,

· Go Tell It on the Mountain,

· He?s Got the Whole World in HIs Hands,

· Higher Ground,

· Jesus on the Mainline,

· Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho,

· Just a Closer Walk with Thee,

· Just as I Am,

· Just Over in the Glory Land,

· Kumbaya My Lord,

· Love Lifted Me,

· Nobody Knows the Trouble I?ve Seen,

· Nothing but the Blood of Jesus.

If you like these Gospel Hymns, then there are another eighteen just like them in Volume 2. To find them copy and paste 18 Easy Gospel Hymns Vol.2 for Solo Alto Saxophone and Piano in the Search Bar above. There are also duet versions of these Gospel hymns available on Sheet Music Plus, and more advanced duet arrangements of your Gospel favourites in the 10 Gospel Duets series.

To keep up with new titles, search for Dave McKeown Sheet Music Downloads on Facebook.

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