Carolina Fox Trot by Will Vodery, arranged by Paul Burnell for duet - instrument in Eb or Bb, and instrument in Bb

Download comprises both score and parts.

Duration 1:40

Part 1 in Eb (Alto Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Horn) or Bb (Tenor Saxophone etc.) Part 2 in Bb (Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Euphonium)

The arrangement may be suitable for other instruments with the same transpositions.

Score shows parts transposed with Part 1 shown in Eb

Play cue-sized notes in brackets where main notes are out of range or inconvenient.

The final section of Vodery's original piano score includes instructions to 'clap hands' and 'knock on piano with knuckles'. This arrangement includes similar instructions for the same bars, indicated by x noteheads. Players may choose a percussive effect such as key clicks, tapping the body of the instrument, stamping feet etc.

The final four bars of this arrangement are an extension of the previous bars and may be omitted.

'Carolina Fox Trot' was recorded by the Victor Military Band on 13 October 1914 with the Victor recording label ledgers noting: "34 bars per minute", equivalent to 68 bpm. A recording by the Pathé Dance Orchestra in late 1914-early 1915 appears to be at a faster tempo - reflected in this arrangement.

Programme note:

'Carolina Fox Trot' was written by US composer and arranger Will H. Vodery and published as a piano piece in 1914, with a sub-title 'New One Step', and with a front cover description: "New Society Dance - Originated by Billy Kent & Jeanette Warner - America's Classiest Dancers". It is possible that the title of the piece was intended to be just 'Carolina', with 'Fox Trot' being a descriptive subtitle. The Fox Trot emerged as a new popular dance in 1914, and was initially danced to ragtime music. Will Vodery is perhaps best known for the vocal and choral arrangements that he created for the original Broadway stage production of the classic musical 'Show Boat' (1927).