Say It with Music

From Wind Repertory Project
Irving Berlin

Irving Berlin (arr. Paul Yoder)


General Info

Year: 1921 / 1940
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Irving Berlin
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.

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Instrumentation

Condensed Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
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 Bass Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn or Alto in E-flat I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Drums, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Snare Drum
  • Wood Block


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Say It with Music is a popular song written by Irving Berlin. It was introduced in the Music Box Revue of 1921, where it was the de facto theme song and sung as a duet. The song was popularized by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra on 30 August 1921; this recording debuted on the charts on 12 November of that year, remained there for 14 weeks and peaked at number 1.

- Program Note from Wikipedia


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State Ratings

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Performances

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  • Gottschalk Music Center Concert Band (Modesto, Calif.) (Ulices Chavez, conductor) – 8 June 2019 (Golden Gate Park, San Francisco)


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