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Anything Goes
Cole Porter (arr. John Higgins)
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General Info
Year: 1934 / 1984
Duration: c. 2:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print.
Instrumentation
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Errata
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Program Notes
Anything Goes is a song written by Cole Porter for his musical Anything Goes (1934). Many of the lyrics feature humorous (but dated) references to various figures of scandal and gossip in Depression-era high society. For example, one couplet refers to Sam Goldwyn's notorious box-office failure Nana, which featured a star, Anna Sten, whose English was said to be incomprehensible to all except Goldwyn. Other 1930s society references include film producer Max Gordon, socialite Evalyn, interior design pioneer Lady Mendl's scandalous predilection for performing hand stands and cartwheels in public at the age of 70, and the financial woes common to "old money" families during the Depression, such as the Vanderbilts, Rockefellers and Whitneys. Most modern versions omit these lyrics, replacing them instead with generic examples of social upheaval. Many artists have covered this song, including Lady Gaga.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
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State Ratings
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Performances
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- Gold Coast Wind Ensemble (Newberry Park, Calif.) (Michael Doty, conductor) – 18 January 2020
- Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Randy Schwalbe, conductor) – 12 May 2018
- Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Rande Schwalbe, conductor) – 19 July 2016
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Anything Goes (arr. Higgins) (1934/1984)
- Ballet for Band
- Begin the Beguine (arr. Peters) (1935/)
- Begin the Beguine (arr. Teague) (1935/1941)
- Can-Can (arr. Bennett) (1953/1956)
- Cole Porter: A Symphonic Portrait (arr. Robinson) (1969)
- Cole Porter Classics (arr. Wagner) (2004)
- Cole Porter in Concert (arr. Borgo) (1994)
- Cole Porter Medley (arr. Bennett) (1973)
- Cole Porter on Broadway (arr. Barker) (1986)
- Cole Porter Selection (tr. Bennett) (1947)
- Cole Porter Songbook (arr. Bulla)
- Cole Porter Songs (arr. Bennett) (1946)
- Don't Fence Me In
- I Love Paris
- I've Got You under My Skin
- Night and Day
- On Stage with Cole Porter (arr. Warrington) (1963)
- What Is This Thing Called Love?
- Wunderbar
Resources
- Anything Goes (Cole Porter song), Wikipedia Accessed 4 July 2016