SKU: BT.DHP-1115196-010

9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

Christmas is a festival of joy, so why not celebrate this time of the year with a swinging festive piece? Christmas Surprise will both surprise and delight your audience. Peter Kleine Schaars’ medley, featuring well-known songs, will be an exciting highlight at your next Christmas concert!

Kerst is een feest van vreugde. Dat moet ook Peter Kleine Schaars hebben gedacht toen hij dit stuk in vrolijke swingstijl schreef. Speciaal voor de mooiste dagen van het jaar arrangeerde hij uit de bekendste kerstliederen een vlottemedley. Een verfrissende verrassing voor elk kerstconcert!

Weihnachten ist ein Fest der Freude - warum also nicht einmal mit einem Stück im fröhlichen Swing-Stil die schönste Zeit des Jahres feiern? Peter Kleine Schaars' flottes Medley aus den bekannten Liedern Good King Wenceslas, O Come All Ye Faithful, We Three Kings, A La Nanita Nana, Away in a Manger, Once in Royal David's City, Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen und The First Nowell ist ein wunderbares, frisches Highlight für jedes Weihnachtskonzert!

Noël est une fête rayonnante d’allégresse, alors pourquoi ne pas exprimer cette exaltation par une joyeuse composition écrite dans un style swinguant ? Peter Kleine Schaars nous livre les plus beaux chants de Noël dans un rafraîchissant arrangement. Une pure merveille pour chacun de vos concerts de Noël.

Natale è una festivit che trasuda allegria, quindi perché non esprimere questa gioia attraverso una composizione scritta in stile swing? Peter Kleine Schaars ha arrangiato i più bei canti natalizi (Good King Wenceslas, O Come All Ye Faithful, We Three Kings, A La Nanita Nana, Away in a Manger, Once in Royal David’s City, Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen) in maniera fresca e innovativa.

SKU: FT.FM529

ISBN 9790570484287.

On the Coney Island Boardwalk was inspired by my years of listening to trumpeter Herb Alpert. The melody came to me when I was reminiscing about those summer days when I would take the subway out to Coney Island from my flat in Brooklyn. I'd spend the day roaming the boardwalk, hunting down used vinyl records in the second- hand shops, and always riding the old wooden Cyclone roller coaster at least once. What made Herb's trumpet sound like it was talking was his way of articulating each note, imagining they were words. If you really want to get your horn to speak, follow the articulation markings carefully. The Romantic tune My Girl alternates between swing and straight rhythms. The a capella B section should be played straight and with particular attention to the tuning of the intervals and the written articulation markings. This Cat Bugs Me - a rag - was inspired by the compositions of LeRoy Shield, one of the very first composers to write original music for Hollywood films. You can hear his music on the soundtracks for Laurel and Hardy and Our Gang comedies. As with all ragtime, don't try to play it too fast. Try to feel it as a march that swings. I don't recall where I got the title, but I suspect I was watching some old cartoons at the time. Grapplin' with the Apple should be played with straight quavers, not swung. In order to get real flavour out of this piece, pay close attention to the articulation markings, especially the combinations of quavers slurred to staccato notes. The apple referred to in the title is New York City, often referred to as 'The Big Apple'. Take it to the Shed - here's one to help you sharpen up your chops! Take it well under tempo at first to get the tricky passages as clean as possible, especially bars 45-47. Slowly work it up to speed as your technique allows. All quavers are to be swung and again, in order to get the most from this piece pay close attention to all articulation markings. The title is a jazz reference. When you take something to 'the shed' you're working on it to make it as fine as it can be.