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Blue Rondo a la Turk
Dave Brubeck (arr. Stefan Schwalgin)
General Info
Year: 1959 / 2009
Duration: c. 4:55
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Jazz quintet
Publisher: Mitropa Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €94.00 | Score Only (print) - €16.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Bass Guitar
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Crash Cymbals
- Drum Set
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Tom-tom
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Take Five is by far jazz pianist Dave Brubeck’s most famous piece, easily recognized by its quirky 5/4 rhythm. Blue Rondo à la Turk, while written in a more conventional 9/8, divides the beats into groups of twos and threes to create an interesting rhythm.
- Program Note from publisher
Blue Rondo à la Turk is a jazz standard composition by Dave Brubeck. It appeared on the album Time Out in 1959. It is written in 9/8 time, with one side theme in 4/4, and the choice of rhythm was inspired by the Turkish aksak time signatures.
Brubeck heard this unusual rhythm performed by Turkish musicians on the street. Upon asking the musicians where they got the rhythm, one replied "This rhythm is to us what the blues is to you." Hence the title Blue Rondo à la Turk.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD: China Dunshan Symphonic Wind Orchestra (Adrian Schneider, conductor) (arrangement uncertain) - 2013
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- Blue Rondo à la Turk (arr. Schwalgin) (1959/2009)
- Blue Rondo à la Turk (arr. Woodfield) (1959/2010)
- Dave Brubeck: A Portrait in Time (arr. Smith)
- The Gates of Justice (1969)
- It’s About Time (arr. Sayre) (2004)
- A Tribute to Dave Brubeck (arr. Roszell) (2017)
- Two Part Contention (arr. Ades) (1966)
- Unsquare Dance (arr. Howard) (1996)
- Watusi Drums (arr. Gearhart) (1966)
- Weep No More (Bandleader, arr. Duncan Stubbs)
Resources
- Blue Rondo à la Turk, Wikipedia Accessed 3 December 2020
- Brubeck, D.; Schwalgin, S. (2009). Blue Rondo à la Turk [score]. Mitropa Music: Hagendorn, Swit.
- Dave Brubeck website Accessed 3 December 2020
- Perusal score