Duke Ellington! (arr Custer)
Duke Ellington (arr. Calvin Custer)
Subtitle: Medley for Concert Band
General Info
Year: 1994
Duration: c. 7:25
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Big Band
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $87.00; (digital) - $87.00 | Score Only (print) - $9.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute III
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
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
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bells
- Congas or Bongos
- Crash Cymbals
- Drum Set
- Suspended Cymbal
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
- Mallet Percussion, m.3: The instrument is not identified; most likely to be orchestra bells.
Program Notes
This is a great medley of Duke Ellington tunes, and it's accessible to the average group. Timeless melodies like Sophisticated Lady; Don't Get Around Much Anymore; Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me; It Don't Mean A Thing and others are expertly arranged by Calvin Custer to produce a superb medley.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Gold Coast Wind Ensemble (Newberry Park, Calif.) (Michael Doty, conductor) – 18 January 2020
- Iowa State University (Ames) Wind Ensemble (Michael Golemo, conductor) - 9 May 2018 (London)
- Iowa State University (Ames) Wind Ensemble (Michael Golemo, conductor) – 2 March 2018
- Albany (Ga.) State University Symphonic Band 16 April 2015
- Gold Coast Wind Ensemble (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) (Clifton H. Dawley, conductor) - 17 January 2015
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Caravan (arr. Ployhar) (1937/1975)
- Caravan (arr. Saucedo) (1937/2000)
- Classic Duke
- Come Sunday (arr. Murtha) (1943/2007)
- Duke Ellington! (arr. Custer) (1994)
- Duke Ellington in Concert (arr. Murtha) (2002)
- Ellington (arr. Kerchner)
- Ellington! (arr. Bulla) (2019)
- Ellington Portrait, An (arr. Werle) (1965)
- Highlights from "Sophisticated Ladies" (arr. Cacavas) (1981)
- It Don't Mean a Thing (arr. Mashima) (1932/2012)
- It Don't Mean a Thing (arr. Moss) (1932/1989)
- Rhythmoods (arr. Yoder) (1938)
- Salute the Duke (arr. Yoder) (1960)
- Salute to the Duke (arr. Sweeney) (1999)
- Satin Doll (arr. Osterling) (1953/1988)
- The Symphonic Duke (arr. Newsom) (1999)