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25 or 6 to 4
Robert Lamm (arr. Paul Murtha)
General Info
Year: 1969 / 2002
Duration: c. 2:30
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $45.00 | Score Only (print) - $5.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Convertible Bass Line
Timpani
Percussion I-I-III, including:
- Bells
- Cowbell
- Drumset
- Tambourine
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
From the early years of the group Chicago, this is probably their most driving and energetic rock hit.
- Program Note from publisher
25 or 6 to 4, also written as Twenty-Five or Six to Four, is a song written by the American musician Robert Lamm, one of the founding members of the rock/jazz fusion band Chicago. It was recorded for their second album, Chicago, in 1970, with Peter Cetera on lead vocals. The song was edited and released as a single in June that year, climbing to number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and number seven on the UK Singles Chart.
Speculation that the song's lyrics are drug-related has been largely dismissed. Lamm has stated that the title is "just a reference to the time of day" and that "the song is about writing a song. It's not mystical." The title serves as an answer to a concurrent Chicago song Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?. The answer is 25 or 26 minutes to 4 o'clock.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Citrus Heights (Calif.) Community Marching Band (Kody Tickner, conductor) - 5 June 2022
- O.W. Huth Middle School (Matteson, Ill.) Concert Band (Ron Harrigan, conductor) – December 2013
Works for Winds by This Composer
- 25 or 6 to 4 (arr. Murtha) (1969/2002)
- 25 or 6 to 4 (arr. Story) (1969/2011)
- Chicago Medley (arr. Giovannini) (1976)
- Chicago V (arr. Edmondson) (1972)
- Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (arr. Davison) (1976)
- Saturday in the Park (arr. Gudim) (1972/2017)
- Wake Up Sunshine (arr. Lowden) (1975)
Resources
- 25 or 6 to 4, Wikipedia Accessed 11 May 2016
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Robert Lamm." Accessed 11 May 2016.
- Lamm, R.; Murtha, P. [2011]. 25 or 6 to 4 : recorded by Chicago [score]. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, Wisc.