Song of the Heather - Mendelssohn-Alto Sax /Tenor Sax duet (arr. Phil Beaman) Sheet Music | Felix Mendlessohn | Instrumental Duet
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Song of the Heather - Mendelssohn-Alto Sax /Tenor Sax duet (arr. Phil Beaman) Digital Sheet Music
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Song of the Heather - Mendelssohn-Alto Sax /Tenor Sax duet (arr. Phil Beaman)by Felix Mendlessohn Instrumental Duet - Digital Sheet Music

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This beautiful tune was written by Felix Mendlessohn in 1845. He titled it Moderato in Bm when it was first published as Op 67 No 5 in a volume of his Songs Without Words. It was often referred to as Heide Lied , a type of pastoral German folk song. Another title derived from that is Song of the Heather. Many current editions give it the title The Shepherd's Complaint.  
This instrumental duet arrangement takes a Romantic piece and sets it in 2 part writing. Even without the chords it is still very rich in sound and Romantic in feel. The metre is always in 3 even when the phrasing looks to be in 2; except for a section near the end where I have strayed from the original Mendlessohn and clearly marked Part II with tenutos to be in 2 against Part I in 3. I have also changed phrasing and articulation for more contrast between the two parts. This arrangement is faithful to the spirit of Mendlessohn yet freshens this beautiful old melody. The notes and rhythms are quite easy to play but I have marked it Early Intermediate because so much could be done with phrasing, articulation, and expression that would make this sound like a much more advanced piece. A great Romantic repertoire piece for students. (2 page score, 1 page Parts)


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