Bohemian Rhapsody (arr. Lowden)

Freddie Mercury

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General Info

Year: 1975
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Rock tune
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishers
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of Print.

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Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion

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Errata

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Program Notes

Bohemian Rhapsody is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by Freddie Mercury for the band's 1975 album A Night at the Opera. It is a six-minute suite, consisting of several sections without a chorus: an intro, a ballad segment, an operatic passage, a hard rock part and a reflective coda. The song is a more accessible take on the 1970s progressive rock genre. It was reportedly the most expensive single ever made at the time of its release.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Media

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State Ratings

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Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Bohemian Rhapsody (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1975/2003/2009)
Queen on Stage (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1980/2017)

All Wind Works

Barcelona
Billionaire (arr. Schaars) (2011)
Bohemian Rhapsody (arr. Amano) (1975/2007)
Bohemian Rhapsody (arr. Lowden) (1975)
Bohemian Rhapsody (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1975/2003/2009)
Bohemian Rhapsody (arr. Sparke) (1975/2011)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love (arr. Woodfield) (2010)
Don’t Stop Me Now (arr. Skelly) (1978/?)
Queen Forever (arr. Johnson)
Queen on Stage (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1980/2017)
Seaside Rendezvous (arr. Giske) (2013)
Show Must Go On, The
Somebody to Love (arr. Schaars) (2010)
We Are the Champions
Who Wants to Live Forever (Oud) (2009)

Resources

Bohemian Rhapsody, Wikipedia Accessed 8 October 2017
Mercury, F.; Lowden, B. (1975). Bohemian Rhapsody [score]. Trident Music: London.