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Canadian Sunset
Eddie Heywood (arr. Johnny Warrington)
General Info
Year: 1956 / 1959
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Meridian Music
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.
For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.
Instrumentation
Condensed Score
C Piccolo
D-flat Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Guitar
Percussion I-II, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Orchestra Bells
- Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Canadian Sunset is a popular song with music by jazz pianist Eddie Heywood and lyrics by Norman Gimbel. An instrumental version by Heywood and Hugo Winterhalter reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #7 on the R&B chart in 1956. A version sung by Andy Williams was also popular that year, reaching #7 on the Billboard chart. The Sounds Orchestral, conducted by Johnny Pearson, hit the Easy Listening chart reaching #14 and the Billboard Top Hot 100 in 1965 reaching #76.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- Canadian Sunset (arr. Warrington) (1956/1959)
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Eddie Heywood." Accessed 16 August 2022.
- Heywood, E.; Gimbel, N.; Warrington, J. (1956). Canadian Sunset [score]. Meridian Music. Corp.: New York, N.Y.