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White Cliffs of Dover PDF Download Page/ 
Page De Téléchargement De PDF

Find your instrument on the chart and click on the letter of the part you would like. Generally the following applies:/Les quatre parties sont généralement présentées comme suit

A=Melody-for more experienced players/Mélodie-pour musiciens ayant plus d'expérience

B=Harmony-for intermediate players/Harmonie-pour musiciens de niveau intermédiaire

C=Harmony/Bass Part-for beginner players/Harmonie et (ou) Basse-pour musiciens débutants

D=Counter-melody/Harmony/Bass Part-for intermediate to experienced players/Mélodie en contre-chant ou Harmonie ou Basse-pour musiciens de niveau intermédiaire ou avancé

 
Score A Part/Partie A B Part/Partie B C Part/Partie C D Part/Partie D

Oboe/hautbois

A

B

C

D

Flute/Flûte

A

B

C

D

Clarinet/Clarinette

A

B

C

D

Bass Clarinet/Clarinette basse

A

B

C

D

Alto Saxophone/ saxophone alto

A

B

C

D

Tenor Saxophone/ saxophone ténor

A

B

C

D

Baritone Sax/ saxophone baryton

A

B

C

D

Trumpet/ Trompette

A

B

C

D

French Horn/ Cor francais

A

B

C

D

Trombone

A

B

C

D

Baritone/Baryton

A

B

C

D

Tuba

A

B

C

D

Percussion

A

 

 

 

Bells/Glockenspiel

A

B

C

D

Bb Conductor/ Si bémol Directeur

A

 

 

 

Lyrics

English

 

 

 

Download all parts as a zipped file here/ Téléchargez toutes les pièces comme un fichier fermé la fermeture éclair ici

During the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe gaged several air strikes against numerous targets in Great Britain. Their normal flight path took them over the white cliffs of Dover. This song was meant as encouragement for the British in their darkest moments in the Battle of Bntain, giving them hope of seeing Bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover instead of the Luftwaffe. Of particular interest is the line "Jimmy will go to sleep in his own room again..". It meant little Jimmy, who slept outside in an air raid shelter most of the time, might get to sleep in his own room again when the war was over. Interestingly enough, the air raid shelter Jimmy slept in was destroyed by a direct hit one moming, but for some reason Jimmy and his family had decided to sleep in the house that night and nobody was hurt.
 

 

Last Update: 2001-06-04

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