You'll Be Back (flex)
Lin-Manual Miranda (arr. Douglas E Wagner)
Subtitle: from the Broadway Musical Hamilton
General Info
Year: 2015 / 2020
Duration: c. 3:10
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $70.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation (Flexible)
Full Score
Part 1
- C Instruments TC (High)
- C Instruments TC (Low)
- C Instruments BC
- B-flat Instruments
- E-flat Instruments
Part 2
- C Instruments TC
- C Instruments BC
- B-flat Instruments
- E-flat Instruments
Part 3
- C Instruments TC
- C Instruments BC
- B-flat Instruments
- E-flat Instruments
- F Instruments
Part 4
- C Instruments BC
- B-flat Instruments
- E-flat Instruments
- F Instruments
Part 5
- C Instruments BC (High)
- C Instruments BC (Low)
- B-flat Instruments
- E-flat Instruments
Piano (optional)
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:
- Bass Drum (or optional Drumset)
- Bells
- Ride Cymbal
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
You'll Be Back has become one of the favorite stand-out songs in Hamilton. An irritated King George III holds nothing back in letting his feelings be known about the American War of Independence in a highly entertaining and satirically humorous way. The music is set in a laid-back light-rock style, with clever melodic nuances and richly conceived harmony, perfectly scored to support the brilliant lyrics.
You'll be back. Soon you'll see. You'll remember you belong to me. You'll be back. Time will tell. You'll remember that I served you well. Oceans rise, empires fall, we've seen each other through it all, and when push comes to shove, I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love.
- Program Note from score
Performance Notes
With homogeneous instrument use, there will be crossed voices, so be sure that students adjust dynamics so the melody is always heard. In an effort to support completely flexible instrumentation, the following editorial accommodations are included to address potential Challenges.
Where appropriate, some parts may have multiple notes. However, they will not be marked div. When this occurs, assign the most appropriate notes for your students.
As an added option, you may wish to add electric or acoustic bass to the performance using the optional part included in the set.
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Highlights from "Moana" (Flex instrumentation) (with Mancina; arr. Vinson) (2016/2017)
- You'll Be Back (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Wagner) (2015/2020)
All Wind Works
- Highlights from "Moana" (Flex instrumentation) (with Mancina; arr. Vinson) (2016/2017)
- How Far I'll Go (arr. Esplo) (2017)
- How Far I'll Go from "Moana" (arr. Bliss) (2017)
- My Shot (arr. Brown) (2015/2017)
- Selections from "Encanto" (arr. Murtha) (2021)
- Selections from "Hamilton" (2015/ )
- Selections from "Moana" (with Mark Mancina; arr. Bocook) (2016/2017)
- Suite from "Hamilton" (arr. Brubaker) (2017)
- You'll Be Back (arr. Wagner) (2015/2020)
- You'll Be Back (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Wagner) (2015/2020)
Resources
- "Alfred Music FLEX Offerings." Alfred Music. Web.
- Douglas Wagner website Accessed 18 September 2020
- Perusal score