Kleznacht - Sheet Music for 2 Melody Instruments, Guitar and Percussion Ad Lib. Andreas Wiebecke-Gottstein

"Kleznacht" uses melodies from German-language Christmas carols, but changes them with new rhythms and meters and by underlaying them with scales from "klezmer" music instead of the original major or minor scales.

The music was originally arranged and recorded for nyckelharpa, double bass and guitar, with various percussion instruments added to some of the pieces.

For this edition, an attempt was made to generalize the parts so that they could also be played on other instruments. The first part is therefore intended for a higher instrument and the second part for a lower instrument. If the range of the instruments used differs from the notation, the performers themselves must consider sensible transpositions.

For the various transposing instruments, both melody parts are available in C, Bb and Eb transpositions. Some pieces use double stops. For monophonic instruments, it is recommended to play the lower notes as short suggestions for the upper notes.

The percussion parts are only suggestions. They can be filled, changed or supplemented as desired. Using the chord progressions notated in the guitar part, other instruments can be added or the guitar can be replaced by another chord instrument.

The sheet music is available either complete with all transposed parts and score, or each individual part on its own. The score is not for sale separately.