asperformed by The Vince Guaraldi Trio for the animated series "Charlie Brown"

INSTRUMENTATION:Piano, String Bass, Drumset

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Arranged for viola trio, famous Charlie Brown Christmas Special song that makes everybody smile. Great for intermediate to advanced players for holiday recitals, chamber parties and every kind of holiday gig. Some treble clef for first viola.

Arrangement for 3 celli of famous Charlie Brown Christmas Special song that makes everybody smile. Great for intermediate to advanced players for holiday recitals, chamber parties and every kind of holiday gig.

Play the great song with Saxophons. First part for Alto or Sopran and Tenor, secound part for Alto or Tenor. (SAB, STB, AAB, TTB, ATB) Pages: 14, Duration: 1:37 minutes, Pages: 22. noten@letsplay-music.de, www.letwsplay-music.de

Famous Charlie Brown Christmas Special song that makes everybody smile. Great for intermediate to advanced players for holiday recitals, chamber parties and every kind of holiday gig. This version is for 2 violins and cello. Please check out the string trio, viola trio and cello trio versions, too.

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Linus and Lucy
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Linus and Lucy is a popular jazz piano composition writtenby VinceGuaraldi, used in many of the Peanutsanimatedtelevision specials. Named for the cartoon characters,siblings Linus and Lucy van Pelt,it was on the Vince Guaraldi Trio?s 1964 album Jazz Impressions of a BoyNamed Charlie Brown. In 1965, thesong Linus and Lucy was featured onthe television special, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Since 1965, the piece has introduced most ofthe Peanuts TV cartoons, just a few exceptions. It is one of the mostrecognizable pieces by composer Vince Guaraldi, and has become the de factotheme song of the Peanuts franchise.
This song is arranged for String Quartet.

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Linus and Lucy is a popular jazz piano composition writtenby VinceGuaraldi, used in many of the Peanutsanimatedtelevision specials. Named for the cartoon characters,siblings Linus and Lucy van Pelt,it was on the Vince Guaraldi Trio?s 1964 album Jazz Impressions of a BoyNamed Charlie Brown. In 1965, thesong Linus and Lucy was featured onthe television special, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Since 1965, the piece has introduced most ofthe Peanuts TV cartoons, just a few exceptions. It is one of the mostrecognizable pieces by composer Vince Guaraldi, and has become the de factotheme song of the Peanuts franchise.

This arrangement for Sax Quartet is scored for 2 Alto Saxes,Tenor Sax, and Bari Sax, and can also be performed with multiple players on apart.

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Linus and Lucy
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Linus and Lucy is a popular jazz piano composition writtenby VinceGuaraldi, used in many of the Peanutsanimatedtelevision specials. Named for the cartoon characters,siblings Linus and Lucy van Pelt,it was on the Vince Guaraldi Trio?s 1964 album Jazz Impressions of a BoyNamed Charlie Brown. In 1965, thesong Linus and Lucy was featured onthe television special, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Since 1965, the piece has introduced most ofthe Peanuts TV cartoons, just a few exceptions. It is one of the mostrecognizable pieces by composer Vince Guaraldi, and has become the de factotheme song of the Peanuts franchise.

This arrangement for Flexible Clarinet Choir or Clarinet Quartetcan be performed with as few as 4 players up to a full clarinet choir withmultiple players on a part. It is alsopossible to perform it as a quartet by leaving out the Flute 3 part, whichfills out the harmony. It is scored for EbClarinet (Part 1), 4 Bb Clarinets (Parts 1-4), EbAlto Clarinet (Part 4), Bb Bass Clarinet (Part 4).

Optionsfor Clarinet Quartet instrumentation are
EbClarinet (or Bb Clar. 1)
BbClarinet 2
BbClarinet 3,
AltoClarinet or Bass Clarinet or Bb Clarinets 4.

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Theme music from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" transcribed in full from the Vince Guaraldi original. Certainly great for Christmas but also great throughout the year. A little on the challenging side but well worth the effort!

Linus and Lucy is a popular jazz pianocomposition written by Vince Guaraldi, appearing in many of the Peanutsanimated television specials. Named for the fictional siblings Linus and Lucyvan Pelt, it was released in 1964 on the Vince Guaraldi Trio's album Jazz Impressions of a Boy Named CharlieBrown. A Charlie Brown Christmas introduced thesong to a television audience of millions of children beginningin 1965. Since that special, the piece has introduced most of the Peanuts TVcartoons, with the exceptions of the specials and other TV programs producedbetween 1979 and 1992. It is one of the most recognizable pieces by Vince Guaraldi, and hasgained status as the de facto theme song of the Peanuts franchise. This arrangement in the original key is playable by either SSSB or SSAB Clarinet Quartet. Performance time is 3:10. Contact me at james.pybus@rogers.com.

Linus and Lucy is a popular jazz pianocomposition written by Vince Guaraldi, appearing in many of the Peanutsanimated television specials. Named for the fictional siblings Linus and Lucyvan Pelt, it was released in 1964 on the Vince Guaraldi Trio's album Jazz Impressions of a Boy Named CharlieBrown. A Charlie Brown Christmas introduced thesong to a television audience of millions of children beginningin 1965. Since that special, the piece has introduced most of the Peanuts TVcartoons, with the exceptions of the specials and other TV programs producedbetween 1979 and 1992. It is one of the most recognizable pieces by Vince Guaraldi, and hasgained status as the de facto theme song of the Peanuts franchise. This arrangement in the original key is playable by either SATB or AATB Saxophone Quartet. Duration is 3:10. Contact me at james.pybus@rogers.com.