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The Teddy Bears' Picnic, by John W. Bratton, arranged by Paul Burnell for instruments in four parts
Download comprises both score and parts
Duration 3:00
Score in C
The arrangement is suitable for multiple quartet combinations with parts available (and potential instrumentations suggested) as follows:
Part 1: C, Eb (flute, oboe, alto recorder, Eb clarinet, violin 1)
Part 2: C, Bb (oboe, tenor recorder, Bb clarinet, violin 2)
Part 3: C - alto & bass clefs, Bb, Eb, F (Bb clarinet, bass recorder, alto saxophone, horn in F, viola)
Part 4: C - bass clef, Bb, F (bassoon, great bass recorder, tenor saxophone, horn in F, 'cello)
Part 4 may be played an octave lower than written.
Any other appropriate instruments, even if not suggested above, may play.
Although the score is presented with a layout appropriate for string quartet this does not indicate a preferred instrumentation.
Programme note:
American composer John Walter Bratton composed the melody of 'The Teddy Bears' Picnic' in 1907. Irish songwriter Jimmy Kennedy added lyrics in 1932 and Henry Hall with the BBC Dance Orchestra recorded the first vocal version the same year.