Irving Berlin: From Rags to Ritz
Irving Berlin (arr. Paul Murtha and Audrey Snyder)
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General Info
Year: 2011
Duration: c. 4:40
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $70.00; (digital) - $70.00 | Score Only (print) - $7.50
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
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
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III
(percussion detail desired)
SATB Choir (optional)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The music of Irving Berlin is timeless. As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Alexander's Ragtime Band, this entertaining medley for band will brighten up any concert. The medley includes: Alexander's Ragtime Band; Blue Skies; Play a Simple Melody and Puttin' on the Ritz.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Grace College (Winona Lake, Ind.) Wind Ensemble (Eric Criss, conductor) – 27 March 2020 (scheduled but concert canceled)
- Blue Valley North High School (Overland Park, Ks.) Band – June 2013
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- God Bless America (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Vinson) (1939/2011)
- White Christmas (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Sweeney) (1940/2006)
All Wind Works
- Alexander's Ragtime Band (arr. Molenaar) (1911/1960)
- Alexander's Ragtime Band (arr. Nowak) (1911/2013)
- Alexander's Ragtime Band (arr. Yoder) (1911/1940)
- Count Your Blessings (arr. Nowlin) (1954)
- Easter Parade (arr. Bennett) (1933)
- Easter Parade (arr. Auken) (1973)
- God Bless America (arr. Cofield) (1939/1972)
- God Bless America (arr. Edmondson) (1939/1979)
- God Bless America (arr. U.S. Army Band) (1939)
- God Bless America (arr. Jennings) (1939)
- God Bless America (arr. Laurent) (1939)
- God Bless America (arr. Leidzen) (1939)
- God Bless America (arr. Moss and Christopher) (1939/1995)
- God Bless America (arr. Ringwald) (1939/1969)
- God Bless America (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Vinson) (1939/2011)
- Happy Holiday/White Christmas (arr. Ricketts) (2009)
- Irving Berlin: A Symphonic Portrait (arr. Ades) (1975)
- An Irving Berlin Christmas (arr. Barker) (2007)
- Irving Berlin: From Rags to Ritz (arr. Murtha and Snyder) (2011)
- Irving Berlin Showstoppers (arr. Higgins) (1994)
- Irving Berlin: The Early Years (arr. Barker) (1997)
- Irvining Berlin Waltz Medley (arr. Leidzen) (1940)
- Irving Berlin's Christmas (arr. Brown and Brymer) (2010)
- Irving Berlin's Songs for America (arr. Swearingen) (1986)
- Marie (arr. Ballenger III)
- No Biz Like Show Biz (arr. Hearshen)
- Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning (arr. Schulz) (1918)
- Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning (arr. Briegel) (1918)
- Say It with Music (arr. Yoder) (1921/1940)
- There's No Business Like Show Business (arr. Duthoit) (1946/1955)
- This is the Army, Mr. Jones (arr. Briegel) (1942)
- Tribute to Irving Berlin (arr. Barker) (1979)
- White Christmas (arr. Auken) (1940/1973)
- White Christmas (arr. Bennett) (1940/1948)
- White Christmas (arr. Edmondson) (1940/1979)
- White Christmas (arr. Huff and Moss) (1940/1995)
- White Christmas (arr. Leidzen) (1940/1942)
- White Christmas (arr. Moss) (1940/1998)
- White Christmas (arr. Skelly) (1940/?)
- White Christmas (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Sweeney) (1940/2006)
Resources
None discovered thus far.