Bohemian Rhapsody (arr Murtha)
Freddie Mercury (arr. Paul Murtha)
General Info
Year: 1975 / 2003 / 2009
Duration: c. 4:10
Difficulty: II+ (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Rock band
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00; (digital) - $60.00 | Score Only (print) - $7.50
Instrumentation (Flexible)
Full Score
Part 1
- Flute
- Oboe
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- B-flat Trumpet
- Violin
Part 2
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- B-flat Trumpet
- Violin
Part 3
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- F Horn
- Violin
- Viola
Part 4
- Bassoon
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- F Horn
- Cello
Part 5
- Bassoon
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- Tuba
- String Bass
- Electric Bass
- Cello
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV
- Crash Cymbals
- Drum Set (optional)
- Gong, small
- Mallet percussion
- Mark Tree
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle, small
Errata
None discovered thus far.
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
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Sacramento (Calif.) State University Concert Band (Matthew Morse, conductor) - 13 October 2021
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)
- Bohemian Rhapsody (arr. Ginhoux) (1975)
- 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.; Murtha, P. (2005). Bohemian Rhapsody [score]. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, Wisc.