Georgia on My Mind (arr Smith)
Hoagy Carmichael (arr. Robert W Smith)
Subtitle: Alto Saxophone Solo with Concert Band
General Info
Year: 1930 / 1980
Duration: c. 3:30
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Big Band
Publisher: Alfred Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo E-flat Alto Saxophone
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-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Auxiliary Percussion
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Georgia on My Mind is a song by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell, closely associated with the cover version by Ray Charles, a native of Georgia, who recorded it for his 1960 album The Genius Hits the Road. It became the official state song of Georgia in 1979.
The song was written in 1930 by Hoagy Carmichael (music) and Stuart Gorrell (lyrics). Although it is frequently asserted that the lyrics were written not about the state of Georgia, but rather for Carmichael's sister, Georgia Carmichael, Hoagy Carmichael himself contradicted when he wrote that the song was composed when bandleader Frankie Trumbauer suggested that he write about the state of Georgia. According to Carmichael, Trumbauer also suggested the opening lyrics should be "Georgia, Georgia ...", with the remaining lyrics coming from Gorell. Carmichael made no mention at all of his sister in his telling of the song's genesis.
The song was first recorded on September 15, 1930, in New York by Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra with Bix Beiderbecke on muted cornet and Hoagy Carmichael on vocals.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Ann Arbor (Mich.) Civic Band (J. Nick Smith, conductor) - 5 July 2023
- West Michigan Concert Bands (Gail A. Brechting, conductor; David Bennett, clarinet) - 2 May 2018
- Goderich (Ont.) Laketown Band (Hugh McGregor, conductor; Al Mullin, trumpet) – May 2011
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Georgia on My Mind (arr. Brown) (1930/2002)
- Georgia on My Mind (arr. Higgins) (1930/1989)
- Georgia on My Mind (arr. Norman)
- Georgia on My Mind (arr. Norred) (1930/1987)
- Georgia on My Mind (arr. Smith) (1930/1980)
- Heart and Soul
- Hoagy Carmichael (arr. Kessler) (1999)
- Hoagy Carmichael in Concert (arr. Barker)
- Lazy River
- Nearness of You, The
- Star Dust (arr. Barker) (2001)
- Star Dust (arr Clark) (arr. Clark)
- Star Dust (arr Walczyk) (arr. Walczyk) (2013)
- Star Dust (arr Yoder) (arr. Yoder) (1929)
- Two Sleepy People
Resources
- Georgia on My Mind, Wikipedia Accessed 9 December 2015
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Hoagy Carmichael." Accessed 4 July 2017