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Gershwin, G :: Swanee

Sale price$10.00
Composer
Gershwin, G
Editor
Holcombe, Bill (arr)
Instrumentation
Flute & 2 Winds
Publisher
Musicians Publications
Publisher Item #
WT122
Orchestration
2 fl, bsn; fl, cl, bsn; fl, ob, bsn
Includes CD or Audio Download
No
Classification
Undefined
Genre
Not Applicable
Swanee
Gershwin, G

Musicians Publications presents George Gershwin s Swanee arranged for flexible woodwind trio by Bill Holcombe. This arrangement includes a plethora of woodwind parts that are interchangeable depending on the instrumentation available. The score is divided into 3 voices, with the lowest voice in both bass and treble clef. Voice 1 parts include flute, oboe, and clarinet; upper voice 2 parts include flute, oboe, and B-flat clarinet; and voice 3 parts include clarinet, bass clarinet, or bassoon. The many different options in performance make this the perfect medley for a gigging group!

George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn in September, 1898. By age 15, he was working as a Tin Pan Alley 'song plugger. His first hit, Swanee was popularized by Al Jolson in 1919, and before long, Tin Pan Alley lay at Gershwin's feet. Broadway soon followed, as with his older brother Ira he wrote one musical hit after another, including Lady Be Good' (1924), Oh Kay! (1926), 'Funny Face' (1927), Strike Up The Band (1927 & 1930), Girl Crazy' (1930), and Of Thee I Sing (1931) -- the first musical to win a Pulitzer Prize.

- Dr. Beth Fleming, 2019

Gershwin, G :: Swanee
Gershwin, G :: Swanee Sale price$10.00