2017 Holiday Contest Entry


This arrangement of five traditional Israeli folk songs and Jewish holiday music will put you in the mood to celebrate! The first flutes are featured prominently in this arrangement. Each part takes a turn carrying the tune, with rich harmonies and driving rhythms enhancing the melodies. The medley begins exuberantly in the key of concert d minor, moves joyfully to the relative F Major, then finishes boisterously back in d minor. I have included a version of the alto flute part transposed for C flute in case you don't have an alto flute available.

Songs featured are:

� Hevaynu Shalom Alaychem (We Brought Peace Unto You)

� Maoz Tsur (Rock of Ages)

� Artsa Alinu (We Have Come to the Land)

� Chanukah

� Yibane Amenu (In Our Land We Shall Rebuild Our Nation)



I hope you will enjoy performing this medley as much as I have enjoyed arranging it! Audiences are sure to love it. This would work well in a variety of venues:school concert, synagogue, shopping mall background music, chamber music concert, prelude to a concert, etc. It?s perfect for anywhere you want to lift people?s spirits with energetic, familiar seasonal and folk music. Duration is approximately 3.5 min. L?chaim!

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) by the Beatles, was released on the 1965 album, Rubber Soul. Primarily written by John Lennon, the song refers obliquely to an affair that never quite off the ground. Norwegian Wood was the first pop song to feature George Harrison?s sitar, and in so doing, simultaneously brought Ravi Shankar to the attention of Western audiences and deeply influenced the emerging psychedelic rock movement.

This version of Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) is arranged as a duet for two Flutes. The full YouTube performance above is the Clarinet version of the duet.

Musicians at an intermediate level will find this ideal for formal and informal concert performance. The overall performance time is around two minutes.

Teachers will enjoy using this arrangement as a fun way to help with ensemble skills and expressive playing.

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

"Rolling in the Deep" is a song recorded by British singer Adele for her secondstudio album, 21. It is the leadsingle and opening track on the album. The song was written by Adele and PaulEpworth. The singer herself describes it as a "dark blues-y gospeldisco tune". The largest crossoverhit in the United States from the past 25 years, "Rolling in theDeep" gained radio airplay from many different radio formats. Itwas first released on 29 November 2010 as the lead single from 21 indigital download format. The lyrics describe the emotions of a scorned lover.

This song is arranged forFlute Choir Quintet (2 Flutes, 2 Alto Flutes and Bass Flute & Optional Drumset and Tambourine). The level is Intermediate and the duration is 3.46minutes.

When the Party's over for flute quintet or small flute ensemble

https://youtu.be/-yE2CbZcCQg

https://youtu.be/lP6zqU_irNg



by billie eilish, and arranged by me, ray-michael kauffman.
this is part of my " Compositions that care" and all money this piece takes in, will be donated to a charity for recovery from addition.
When i first herd this song, for me this was painting a picture of someone who was an addict, where they seemed the life of the party , and was having such a good time, however , using to feel a certain way -whether that be normal, happy, to fit in, loved,.. how ever, addiction cripples those persons effected may truly feel lonely and empty .
I debated with myself if this is what cause i wanted to support and hopefully shed some light on, addiction and everything and every person this effects.It was the next day , i had learned a friend and former co-worker had committed suicide after a long struggle with addition. I knew then that this decision was the right one.
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Spanish Christmas Carol for 2 Flutes

The composer of the song La nana, balada al ni�o Jes�s was Jos� Ram�n Gomis, born in Novelda, Alicante;2 the lyrics are by Juan Francisco Mu�oz y Pab�n. The Society of Spanish Authors published the score in 1904.3

The song was compiled by the musicologist Kurt Schindler in his work "Folk music and poetry of Spain and Portugal",4 as collected by the author in Medinaceli, Soria, around 1930.5 Someone sang the first eight bars of the melody composed by Jos� Ram�n Gomis, and some verses of the lyrics.6

The first recordings of the song are from 1931,7 performed by Marcos Redondo for the Casa Ode�n, and from 1932,8 performed by Julio Vidal and his group for La voz de su amo.

There is an arrangement of four mixed voices entitled Fuentecilla que corres. It was performed by Eduardo Cifre,9 in 1974 or 75.6 and is very popular among Spanish choirs.

This absolutely fabulous song comes from the 1965 slapstick comedy film, The Great Race. I first heard it on James Galway's album, In the Pink, which features Galway playing 13 of Henry Mancini's songs.

This piece just screams fun in the middle of a gazillion notes just flying by. Filled with arpeggios, this is a workout for the fingers and requires quite a bit of precision for the song to sound really good. As with most of my arrangements, I have tried to give every part something interesting to play, with the exception of the contrabass flute and optional upright bass, which could also be played by any C instrument in the bass clef range. These lower parts are important in helping maintain good downbeats.

Scored for 5 C flutes, alto, bass, contrabass, and optional upright bass. There are 2-part divisis in flutes 1 - 4. This piece is for the more advanced flute choir and would be a great opener or encore for your recitals.

Duration: 2.75 minutes

The theme song from Halloween ranks as one of the creepiest movie theme songs ever. It was first composed in 1978, and is still creeping people out just as strong as ever. Critics have grumbled about it being too simple, but that's what makes this piece so memorable.

Set at a time signature of 5/4 throughout, this arrangement is scored for 2 C flutes, alto, and bass. Each of these 4 parts have 2 part divisis at one point or other. Optional contrabass and cello parts are also included.

It goes without saying that this piece should be played in a cold and mechanical manner. It definitely isn't a "pretty" piece. The lower instruments should be strong, while the upper instruments tip toe on top. If you would like to add a little more interest to the piece, an egg shaker could be played at every beat.

This will give your audience the heebie jeebies.

This piece is simple enough for musicians with intermediate skill.

Duration: 2.25 minutes

12 of the best loved Christmas songs in easy arrangementsfor two flutes. These arrangements focus on giving lots of practice reading andperforming in the low and middle registers whilst taking part in some festivefun. Perfect for school concerts or extra fun lessons. Enjoy! Happy Holidays!

Range: Written E (1st line of the stave) ? Bflat (above the stave)

Keys: Neutral, 1 flat and 1 sharp

1. Away in a Manger

2. Deck the Halls

3. Jingle Bells

4. Silent Night

5. O Christmas Tree

6. Twelve Days ofChristmas

7. We Wish You a MerryChristmas

8. Good King Wenceslas

9. God Rest Ye MerryGentlemen

10. The Holly and theIvy

11. We Three Kings ofOrient Are

12. The First Noel

All You Need Is Love by the Beatles, was written in 1967 especially for the world?s first live satellite TV transmission. John Lennon answered the BBC?s commission to write a positive song with easy-to-understand lyrics for an international audience. All You Need Is Love was recorded live in a TV studio with many famous contemporary artists such as Eric Clapton and Mick Jagger singing along.

This version of All You Need Is Love is arranged as a duet for two Flutes.

Musicians at an intermediate level will find this ideal for formal and informal concert performance. The overall performance time is around three and a half minutes. The full YouTube performance linked above is the Clarinet version of this duet.

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

1. Silent Night, Franz Xaver Gruber

2. We Wish You A Merry Christmas

3. Away In A Manger, James Ramsey Murray

4. Green Sleeves, English Folk Song

5. The First Noel

6. Jolly Old St. Nicholas

7. O Christmas Tree, Traditional German Carol

8. Jingle Bells, James Pierpont

9. Waltz (Sleeping Beauty), Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

10. O Holy Night, Adolphe-Charles Adam

Volume eight of ten in a large collection of arranged hymns, spirituals, and spiritual songs for flute and alto flute duet. Difficulty level: 2+ to 4

List: Parting Hymn, Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow, Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven, Precious Lord, Take My Hand, Rejoice, the Lord Is King, Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart, Rock of Ages, Saviour, Like a Shepherd Lead Us, and Seek Ye First