PORGY AND BESS - Ten Part Brass - Parts & Score, London Brass Series, TEN PART BRASS MUSIC
Availability Available Published 23rd April 2007
Cat No.JM46659 Price
£47.75 Composer: George Gershwin Arranger: David Purser Categories: London Brass Series, TEN PART BRASS MUSIC
The four arrangements that make up this suite of pieces from Gershwin's great opera Porgy and Bess can be played separately or in combination. The first movement moves from the virtuosic Overture into the opera's most famous tune, Summertime, which can be performed as a separate item. My Man's Gone Now, starting with a raw trombone solo, is the heart-rending lament of a woman whose husband has been drowned at sea. Bess You is My Woman Now is a beautiful love duet, featuring horn and flugelhorn. The tuba solo of I've got Plenty of Nothing leads into the jubilant Finale, a rousing number for the whole ensemble.
Scored for : Trumpet 1 in Bb. Trumpet 2 in Bb. Trumpet 3 in Bb. / Flugelhorn Trumpet 4 in Bb. / Flugelhorn Horn in F or Eb. Trombone 1 in BC or TC Trombone 2 in BC or TC Trombone 3 in BC or TC Bass Trombone Tuba or Eb. Bass in TC.
Includes : 1. Summertime 2. My Man's Gone Now 3. Bess You Is My Woman Now 4. I got plenty of Nuttin
