Product Description
THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
Easy Piano Duet for 1 piano, 4 hands
Words and Music by Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati and Katherine Davis
Christmas Arrangement by Teresa Cobarrubia Yoder, ASCAP
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The easy piano duet arrangement of the 1958 Christmas carol The Little Drummer Boy provides piano students (mid beginner to early intermediate) the opportunity to play and enjoy well crafted arrangements for recitals, prayer services and church services. Composed in an accessible key for singing, piano students could accompany their choir in concert.
"Note Worthy"
Use of triplets in four measures in both primo and secondo parts replicate a drum pattern - reinforcing triplet use in simple meter.
The Little Drummer Boy
Key: C Major
Meter: Simple Quadruple (4/4)
Rhythm: Whole, half, quarter, eighth and triplets (4 measures)
Harmony: Blocked and broken primary chords
Dynamics: Varied, crescendo and diminuendo
Hand position changes: Minimal
Use: Christmas
This package includes:
Full Score: page 3
Primo: page 8
Secondo: page 11
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2017 Holiday Contest Entry
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