Abbey Road

John Lennon

Paul McCartney

John Lennon and Paul McCartney (arr. Ira Hearshen)

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Subtitle: A Symphonic Portrait

General Info

Year: 1969 / 2009
Duration: c. 7:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $80.00; (digital) - $80.00 | Score Only (print) - $7.50

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
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-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The Beatles' landmark album Abbey Road was the last one recorded by the band and is considered by many to be their best. This setting for band includes: Come Together; Something; Maxwell's Silver Hammer; She Came in Through the Bathroom Window; You Never Give Me Your Money and The End.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Wisconsin Lutheran College (Milwaukee) Concert Band (Terry S. Treuden, conductor) – 10 March 2017
Floyd Central High School (Floyds Knobs, Ind.) Wind Symphony – 24 February 2011

Works for Winds by these Composers

Lennon:

Adaptable Music

Best of the Beatles (Flex instrumentation) (with McCartney; arr. Moss) (2003/2010)

All Wind Works

Abbey Road (with McCartney; arr. Hearshen) (1969/2009)
All You Need Is Love (with McCartney; arr. Cable and Dedrick) (1998)
And I Love Her (with McCartney)
The Beatles: Echos of an Era (with McCartney; arr. Higgins) (1982)
The Beatles: Love (with McCartney; arr. Bocook) (2008)
Beatles Collection (with McCartney; arr. de Meij) (1982)
Best of the Beatles (with McCartney; arr. Moss) (2003)
Best of the Beatles (Flex instrumentation) (with McCartney; arr. Moss) (2003/2010)
Blackbird (with McCartney; arr. Berg) (1968)
Blackbird (with McCartney; arr. Westover) (1968)
Can't Buy Me Love (with McCartney; arr. Murtha) (1964/2017)
Happiness Is a Warm Gun (with McCartney; arr. Westover)
A Hard Day's Night. See: Selections from "A Hard Day's Night"
Hey Jude (with McCartney; arr. Bocook) (1968/1992)
Hey Jude (with McCartney; arr. Westover) (1968)
I Want to Hold Your Hand (with McCartney)
Imagine (arr. Hoshide) (1971/2004)
Imagine (arr. Saucedo) (1971/2002)
Let It Be Medley (with McCartney; arr. Balent) (1970)
The Long and Winding Road (with McCartney; arr. Svarda) (1966)
Martha My Dear (with McCartney; arr. Hammell) (1968/2016/2021)
Michelle (with McCartney; arr. Wilkinson) (1965/1966)
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (with McCartney; arr. Holmes) (1968)
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (with McCartney; arr. Westover) (1968)
Penny Lane (with McCartney; arr. Maxwell) (1967/2012)
Pop and Rock Legends: Music of the Beatles (with McCartney; arr. Story) (2010)
Selections from "A Hard Day's Night" (with McCartney; arr. Sweeney) (1964/1999)
Sergeant Pepper Medley (with McCartney; arr. Avshalomov) (1967/1971)
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (with McCartney; arr. Edmondson) (1967/1978)
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (with McCartney; arr. Sweeney) (1967/2007)
Soundtrack Highlights from "Yesterday" (with McCartney; arr Brown) (2020)
The Symphonic Beatles (with McCartney; arr. Cacavas) (1992)
When I'm 64 (with McCartney)
Yellow Submarine (with McCartney)
Yesterday (with McCartney). See also: Soundtrack Highlights from "Yesterday"

McCartney: