Take Me out to the Ball Game
Albert von Tilzer (arr. Andrew Balent)
Subtitle: With Optional Sing-Along
General Info
Year: 1908 / 2008
Duration: c. 1:30
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Ludwig Masters
Cost: Score and Parts - $55.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Orchestra Chimes
- Snare Drum
- Wood Block
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Perfectly scored for band alone or audience sing-along, this classic baseball song was actually composed some twenty years before the composers had seen their first ball game! The opening allows everyone in the band to call strikes on a fictional hitter.
- Program Note from publisher
Take Me Out to the Ball Game is a 1908 Tin Pan Alley song by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer which has become the unofficial anthem of North American baseball, although neither of its authors had attended a game prior to writing the song. The song (chorus only) is traditionally sung during the middle of the seventh inning of a baseball game. Fans are generally encouraged to sing along, and at some ballparks, the words "home team" are replaced with the team name.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Seattle (Wash.) Wind Symphony (John Falskow, conductor) - 3 July 2023
- Golden Gate Park Band (San Francisco, Calif.) (Craig MacKenzie, conductor) - 17 July 2022
- Charlottesville (Va.) Municipal Band (Stephen R. Layman, conductor) – 20 June 2017
- Montrose (Colo.) Community Band - 2013
Works for Winds by This Composer
- I May Be Gone for a Long, Long Time
- I'll Be with You at Apple Blossom Time
- Put Your Arms around Me Honey
- Take Me out to the Ball Game (arr. Balent) (1908/2008)