* List of arrangements is current as of 13 March 1998.
* All arrangements are for male voices.
* Most selections are suitable for SPEBSQSA contests, usually exceptionally so.
* Arranger was certified as an Arrangement Category Judge by SPEBSQSA.
* All arrangements have been peer-reviewed for correctness and quality.
* All arrangements are legible/readable enough to preclude frustration.
* For easy learning & rehearsal, all measures in each arrangement are numbered.

Of those arrangements keyed as both "Public Domain" (P.D.) and "available
from Kenosha," you may order copies either from:

   Tom Barr, Old Songs Librarian        tel. = (800) 876-7464
   SPEBSQSA, Inc.                       E-M. = TBarr@spebsqsa.org
   6315 Third Avenue
   Kenosha, WI  53143-5199, U.S.A.

or from me:

   Mr. Toban Dvoretzky                  home tel. = (281) 876-0888
   14531 Ella Blvd., #3806              home E-M. = TBone@selec.net
   Houston, TX  77014-2558, U.S.A.      work E-M. = TBone@jetson.uh.edu

It's generally difficult to reach me by telephone, but the best time to
call tends to be 8 p.m.-midnight Central Time.

     Please order from Kenosha any arrangement keyed as "not P.D.;
copyright is cleared."
     It is necessary that I apply for "permission to arrange" and pay
applicable fees for songs still protected by U.S. copyright regulations.
None will be released until the legalities have been fulfilled.  Please
contact me directly to inquire about the status of these charts before you
ask to order one from me.

PROCEDURES FOR ORDERING ONE OR MORE ARRANGEMENTS:

1. From Tom Barr in Kenosha -- contact him for instructions.  The fees are
    quite nominal, and his turnaround of orders is excellent.

2. From me -- send me the following:
    a. The titles of the songs you wish to order.
    b. Your complete "physical" mailing address, with name and telephone number.
        (If you hand-write this information, please write legibly!)
    c. A check or money-order for $7 (U.S. funds) per P.D. arrangement to me
        at my address above.  Sending cash through the mail is risky, but you
        might get away with it if you disguise the cash within the envelope.

I strive for prompt turnaround (48 hours) of all orders.

CAUTION:  Please, please pick charts at a level of difficulty that YOU CAN
HANDLE.  There is no reward in any venue, especially Contest, for "degree
of difficulty."  It's sad when singers fall flat because they have
undertaken material beyond their current ability.  If you end up selecting
one of these that proves too difficult overall, abandon it for the time
being.  Sing something simpler instead, and revisit my material in a few
months to see if it will work better for you than it initially did.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours for an old song,
TOBAN DVORETZKY

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KEY TO THE FOLLOWING LIST OF ARRANGEMENTS:
1 = Musically Suitable for SPEBSQSA Contests
2 = Suitable for Shows
3 = Suitable for Informal Sing-outs
4 = Appropriate for Holiday/Special Occasion
5 = Comedy/"feel-good" Pleasing
6 = Good Opener/Closer
7 = A "Classic"
* = Public Domain
@ = Copyright is cleared, and the arrangement may be ordered from Kenosha
(@) = Clearance of copyright is in progress

"Level of Difficulty" is ranked from 1 (easiest) to 5 (very challenging).
Charts ranked 1 - 2.5 should prove to be reasonably feasible selections for
newer quartets.
 

1,2,3,5         AS A PORCUPINE PINES FOR ITS PORK (That's How I Pine for You)
Mixed Tempo     Starting Key: G.  Level of Difficulty: 3.
                A goofy serenade loaded with bad puns.  Not yet sung.

*@1,2,3,4,5     BROTHER NOAH GAVE OUT CHECKS FOR RAIN
Up/Swing        Starting Key: (low) F.  Level of Difficulty: 4+
                Baseball song with religious allegory.  Tough Verse.  Fun song!

1(?),2,3        CHARMAINE
Ballad          Key: (low) F.  Level of Difficulty: 3+
                Longing for a girl who's gone.  Downward melody is a challenge.

*@1,2,3,7       CURSE OF AN ACHING HEART
Power-Ballad    Starting Key: B-flat.  Difficulty: 2.5
                Jilted lover.  "Straight" doo of a true classic; powerful tag.

*@1,2,3 (5)     DAPPER DAN (From Dear Old Dixieland)
Up              Key: C.  Difficulty: 2+
                Travelin' lover.  Toe-tapper; no offensive lyrics in this chart.

*@1,2,3,5       DON'T TAKE ME HOME!
Up              Starting Keys: A-flat (verse); E-flat (Chorus).  Difficulty: 3.5
                Henpecked husband.  Any married dude can relate to these lyrics!

1,2,3,4         DOWN THE RIVER OF GOLDEN DREAMS
Ballad          Key: B-flat.  Difficulty: 1
                Arrangement of woodshed classic.  Good for weddings, Valentines.

*@1,2,5         THE FIJI (nee ZULU) HALL OF FAME
Up              Starting Key: E-flat.  Difficulty: 3
                Shipwrecked sailor takes over island.  A nicely warped lyric!

*@1,2,3,6       FLOATIN' DOWN TO COTTON TOWN
Up              Starting Key: Bb (key-lift to G!).  Difficulty: 3+
                Mike Senter's arrangement, cleaned up.  Highly recommended!

*@1,5           THE FLOWER-GARDEN BALL
Up              Starting Key: C (Verse I), F (Chorus I).  Difficulty: 3+
                BAD botanical allegory that could easily be made comedic.

*@1,2,3,5       FRECKLES
Up/Swing        Key: G.  Difficulty: 1.5
                Mischievous kid. Revision of M.Senter's doo. Sung at '83 Int'l.

*@1,2,3,5       GIVE ME A KISS BY THE NUMBERS
Up/Swing        Starting Key: C.  Difficulty: 4.5
                Believably goofy (neurotic WWI soldier).  Tag is "inside joke."

*@1,2,3,4,6,7   GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY
Up              Key: B-flat.  Difficulty: 2
                Essentially Mike Senter's chart (cleaned up). Sung with success.

*@1,2 (7)       GRANDMOTHER'S LOVE-LETTERS
Ballad          Starting Key: G.  Difficulty: 2
                Reminiscence. Easy music, but you must be able to maintain mood.

*@1,2,3,5,6     THE HIGH COST OF LOVING
Up              Starting Key: A-flat.  Difficulty: 4
                *Fabulous* lyrics, guys!  Recorded by Peerless Quartet in 1914.

*@1,4           I ALWAYS KNEW THE GIRL I'D LOVE WOULD BE A GIRL LIKE YOU
Ballad          Key: G.  Difficulty: 2
                Partner to "If All My Dreams Were Made of Gold." For Valentines.

*@2,3,4,5,6     I LOVE THE WHOLE UNITED STATES/YOU'RE A GRAND OLD FLAG (medley)
Up              Starting Key: B-flat.  Difficulty: 2.5
                Cool for July 4, etc.; has a really cool tag.

*@1,2,3,4,5,6,7 IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMER-TIME
Swing/Up        Starting Key: B-flat; Bass melody in E-flat.  Difficulty: 2
                Good for any occasion; some humor & Barbershop "inside jokes."

*@1 (7)         I TRIED TO FORGET YOU (In Vain)
Ballad          Key: F.  Difficulty: 3.5 (hard Bari part)
                Mike Senter's, cleaned up.  Appealing to audiences.

*@1,2,3 (5)     IT'S GOIN' TO BE A COLD, COLD WINTER (But I'll Never Freeze When
                      You're Around)
Up              Starting Key: A-flat.  Difficulty: 4+
                Determined young lovers.  The very best tag I've ever written!

*@1,2,7         I WISH I HAD A GIRL
Mixed Tempo     Starting Key: F; Bass melody in C.  Difficulty: 4
                Lonely dude.  (An excellent arrangement of this song, I think.)

1,2,7           JUST A GIRL THAT MEN FORGET
Ballad          Key: G.  Difficulty: 4
                Regret.  Mike Senter's, cleaned up just a bit -- with his tag.

*@1,2,3 (5)     JUST FOR A GIRL
Brisk Waltz     Starting Key: A-flat.  Difficulty: 1.5
                What we guys go through for women!  A cool "Yes, Dear!" song.

*@1,2,3,4       A LITTLE BUNCH OF SHAMROCKS (I Am Holding in My Hand)
Ballad          Key: C.  Difficulty: 2
                Longing for Ireland.  A lesser-known "classic" song.

*@1,3 (5)       THE MOON HAS HIS EYES ON YOU
Up/Swing        Starting Key: G.  Difficulty: 2.5
                The moon sees lovers!  Excellent piece for general repertoire.

*@1,2,3,5       MY BARNEY LIES OVER THE OCEAN (Just the Way He Lied to Me)
Up              Starting Key: B-flat.  Difficulty: 2
                Comedic Irish/WWI up-tune.  VERY appealing to audiences.

*@1,2,3,5       MY LITTLE GIRLIE [nee Bimbo] (Down on the Bamboo Isle)/
                   UNDER THE BAMBOO TREE (medley)
Up              Starting Key: E-flat.  Difficulty: 3+
                Shipwrecked sailor's South Sea serendipity. A personal favorite!

*@1,4           THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Ballad          Key: G or A-flat.  Difficulty: 2
                Parents' baby grows up & leaves.  Neat chart for Christmastime!

*@2,5           OH, HELEN!
Up              Key: C.  Difficulty: 2
                Misunderstood suitor. (Lyrics are suitable for Afterglows only.)

*@1,2,3,6       OH!  HOW WE ROARED IN THE TWENTIES
Up              Keys: F (Intro); B-flat (Chorus I); E-flat (Bridge). Diff.: 2.5
                Rip-snorting show opener; very appropriate for Contest!

1,3             OUT AMONG THE BLACK HILLS AND THE PINES
Ballad          Starting Key: B-flat.  Difficulty: 4.5
                Cowboy flavor.  A very pretty, very challenging vehicle.

*@1,2,3,6       PAT YOUR FOOT
Up              Key: C.  Difficulty: 1.5
                "Ragtime Joe" wins over dames.  Can sing this as an "opener."

*@1,2,3         PICK ME UP AND LAY ME DOWN IN DEAR OLD DIXIELAND
Up              Key: B-flat.  Difficulty: 3
                "Take me back to Dixie!"  Song has excellent harmonic rhythm.

*@1,2,3,6       SATURDAY NIGHT (OH! YOU SATURDAY NIGHT)
Up              Starting Key: C.  Difficulty: 2.5
                "Let's par-TEE!"  Energetic, with great staging possibilities.

*@1,4           SHE'S SO MUCH LIKE YOU, MOTHER
Ballad          Key: G.  Difficulty: 2.5
                Son loves his mom after all.  Great for Mother's Day, weddings.

*@1,2,3,4,6     SLIDE, BILL, SLIDE!
Up              Starting Key: E-flat.  Difficulty: 3.5+
                Baseball.  NEAT story & my 2nd-best tag overcome a tough melody.

*@1,2 (7)       SUNSHINE AND ROSES
Ballad          Key: B-flat.  Difficulty: 3+
                Love lost.  A very classy ballad with some neat effects.

1,3,7           SWEET ROSES OF MORN
Ballad          Key: B-flat.  Difficulty: 2
                Verse by Ed Waesche. An overall improvement vs. Polecat version.

1,2,3,4         SWEET VARSITY SUE
Up              Starting Key: F.  Difficulty: 3.5+
                A female football fan.  Very challenging (fun) melody.

*@1,2,3,5,7     TEASING ("I Was Only Teasing You")
Swing           Key: G.  Difficulty: 2+
                "What do *I* know about women?"  Recorded by Peerless Quartet.

*@1,2,3,4 (7)   TELL HER YOU LOVE HER TODAY
Ballad          Starting Keys: D (Intro); G (Chorus I).  Difficulty: 2
                Re-do of Schmitt Bros.  Gorgeous song for weddings, Valentines!

*@1,2,3 (7)     THEY NEEDED A SONGBIRD IN HEAVEN (So God Took Caruso Away)
Ballad          Key: G.  Difficulty: 2.5
                Tribute to Enrico Caruso, operatic tenor.  Very rich harmonies!

*@1,2,3,5,7     WAIT 'TILL THE SUN SHINES, NELLIE
Up              Starting Key: A-flat.  Difficulty: 3+
                Both Verses, 2 Choruses!  Loved by audiences & singers alike.

@1,4,7          WHEN I SANG THE TENOR IN THAT OLD QUARTET (In My Home-Town)
Mixed Tempo     Starting Key: B-flat.  Difficulty: 2.5
                A classic, with surprises.  (Better than Kenosha's publication!)

1,2,7           WHEN YOU KNOW THAT YOUR PAL STILL LOVES YOU
Ballad          Starting Key: (low) F.  Difficulty: 4
                Lost love.  Goes fully around Circle of 5ths. Need a great Lead.
            --> Songwriter is still alive, in Houston; projected $20 flat fee.

*@1,2,3,4,7     WILL YOU LOVE ME IN DECEMBER AS YOU DO IN MAY?
Power-Ballad    Starting Key: G.  Difficulty: 3.5
                Classic, classy questioning of devotion.  Requires a good Lead.

*@1,2 (4)       YOU BROUGHT IRELAND RIGHT OVER TO ME
Power-Ballad    Key: E-flat.  Difficulty: 2
                Serenade to Irish babe.  Good for an Irish wedding or Valentine.

(@)1,2,3 (5) 7  YOU ONLY WANT ME WHEN YOU'RE LONESOME
Power-Ballad    Key: C.  Difficulty: 3.5
                An extremely powerful, dramatic "relationship is ending" song.
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