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Category: Pop Music Composer: Jimmy Webb Arranger: Barry Forgie
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The recording is "ECHOES of the EAST" on Doyen DOY CD195
Jimmy Webb's MacArthur Park pays a nostalgic tribute to that area of Los Angeles. During the 1950s and 1960s, local people would gather in the park to get away from the thriving metropolis. People had the opportunity to take a picnic, play outdoor checkers and backgammon, or ride on the motor boats around the lake. Barry Forgie's exciting arrangement is a popular addition to brass band repertoire. duration - 9.04
Category: Pop Music Composer: Jim Webb Arranger: Philip Sparke
Over a period of four decades Jimmy Webb (b. 1946) has written hits for a number of singers including Glen Campbell, Art Garfunkel, Frank Sinatra, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Linda Ronstadt. His songs are often epic in character and include By the Time I Get to Phoenix; Up, Up and Away; Didn’t We; Wichita Lineman and Galveston. MacArthur Park (1968) was unlike anything that had gone before it. Running at over 7 minutes, it is 2 or 3 times the length of most pop songs and has an extended orchestral interlude. Richard Harris’ seminal recording topped the music charts in Europe, while peaking at number two on the U.S. charts. Philip Sparke has made this excellent arrangement for concert band, which is sure to become a regular feature on your concert programme.
Category: Pop Music Composer: Roland Orzabal Arranger: Gavin Somerset
This song was originally released by the British band Tears For Fears,but it was not until it was covered by Gary Jules for the soundtrack of Donnie Darko that it became a number one hit. The re-scoring of the original gave the music a much darker feel and its melody became haunting with a slower tempo. Now finally available for band, this arrangement allows bands the chance to show off their soft, lyrical playing before a heavier ending sets in. The work is a great choice for any concert programme if you're after something different, yet popular at the same time this is a must have for any occasion.
Category: Pop Music Composer: ABBA Arranger: Peter Kleine Schaars
On the 6th. of April 1999, exactly 25 years after ABBA had won the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Waterloo, the musical Mamma Mia! opened in London. The funny and appealing love story, based on 22 ABBA classics, became an immediate success.
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Arranger Peter Kleine Schaars has selected five of the most famous titles from the musical, added the hit Waterloo and used his musical imagination. The result is a catchy ABBA medley that will appeal to young and old.
Contains :
1. Dancing Queen 2. I Do I Do I Do 3. Knowing Me Knowing You 4. Money, Money, Money.
Grade: 3+
Performance lime: 7:00 Full recording on CD: Soli - Pop, Film & Show (DHR 03-041 -3)
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