Gershwin: A Medley

George Gershwin

George Gershwin (arr. Robert Russell Bennett)

General Info

Year: 1972
Duration: c. 5:30
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: New World Music
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print.

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass 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-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Harp
Timpani
Percussion, including:

• Bass Drum
• Crash Cymbals
• Dance Drums
• Marimba
• Orchestra Bells
• Snare Drum
• Tambourine
• Vibraphone
• Xylophone

SATB Chorus (optional)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This medley includes Rhapsody in Blue, Strike Up the Band, Wintergreen for President, Embraceable You, Someone to Watch Over Me, and The Man I Love.

Media

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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Ron McCarley, conductor) - 21 June 2016
• Allegheny College (Pa.) Band Camp for Adult Musicians (Timothy Foley, conductor) - 13 June 2014

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

• I Got Rhythm (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Story) (1930/2020)
• Rhapsody in Blue (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1924/2020)
• Summertime (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Wada) (1934/2018)

All Wind Works

• An American in Paris (tr. Krance) (1929/1959)
• An American in Paris (arr. Brubaker) (1929/1994)
• An American in Paris (arr. Hoshina) (1929/1980)
• An American in Paris (arr. Nowlin) (1929/2016)
• An American in Paris (arr. Satone) (1929)
• An American in Paris (arr. Tamanini) (1929/2015)
• An American in Paris (orch. Van Gils) (1929/1994)
• But Not for Me (arr. Barker) (1930/1995/2006)
• Catfish Row (arr. Hunsberger) (1934/2000)
• Concerto for Piano in F (tr. Grofé) (1925/1928)
• Concerto in F (arr. Jorge) (1925/2017)
• Concerto in F for Piano and Wind Band (arr. Bulla) (1925/2009)
• Cuban Overture (arr. Koekelkoren) (1925/1987)
• Cuban Overture (arr. Milburn) (1925/)
• Cuban Overture (arr. Rogers) (1933/2001)
• Embraceable You (arr. Barker) (1930 / 1999)
• Fascinatin' Gershwin (arr. Murtha)
• Fascinating Rhythm (arr. Bulla) (1924)
• Fascinating Rhythm (arr. Del Borgo) (1924/1994)
• A Foggy Day in London Town (arr. Ninmer) (1937/)
• George by Fred (arr. Frenkel)
• George Gershwin (arr. Chase) (1971)
• George Gershwin Selection (tr. Bennett) (1947)
• Gershwin! (arr. Barker) (1997)
• Gershwin: A Medley (arr. Bennett) (1972)
• Gershwin by George! (arr. Brubaker) (2015)
• A Gershwin Fantasy (arr. Martino) (1991)
• Gershwin on Broadway (arr. Moss) (1991)
• A Gershwin Portrait! (arr. Higgins) (1985)
• A Gershwin Tribute to Love (arr. Heisinger) (2014)
• The Great Gershwin (arr. van der Beek) (2018)
• How Long Has This Been Going On? (arr. Barker) (1927/2000)
• I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' (arr. Wagner) (1935/2008)
• I Got Rhythm (arr. Davis) (1930)
• I Got Rhythm (arr. Story) (1930/2020)
• I Got Rhythm (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Story) (1930/2020)
• Japanese (arr. Wagner; scored Sandler) (c. 1918/2006)
• Liza (arr. Teague) (1929/1944)
• The Man I Love (arr. Bergman) (1924)
• March from "Strike Up the Band" (arr. Hearshen) (1927/1987)
• Overture to "Strike Up the Band" (arr. Matsushiro) (1927)
• Porgy and Bess: Selections (arr. Bennett) (1934/1942)
• Porgy and Bess (arr. Barnes) (1934/2002)
• Porgy and Bess Medley (arr. Hermann) (1934/)
• Porgy and Bess Medley (arr. Lowden) (1934/1984)
• Rhapsody in Blue (tr. Grofe) (1924/1938)
• Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Hunsberger) (1924/1998)
• Rhapsody in Blue (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1924/2020)
• Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Verrier) (1924)
• Rhapsody in Blue (tr. Tamanini) 1924/2010)
• Rialto Ripples (arr. Di Scala) (1917/2013)
• 'S Wonderful (arr. Barker) (1919/1996)
• Second Prelude (arr. Krance) (1927/1964)
• Someone to Watch Over Me (arr. Barker) (1926/1995)
• Someone to Watch Over Me (arr. Rumbelow) (1926/2006)
• Strike Up the Band (arr. Barker) (1927/1981/1997)
• Strike Up the Band (arr. Brubaker) (1927/1994)
• Strike Up the Band (arr. Nestico) (1927)
• Strike Up the Band (arr. Paynter) (1927)
• Strike Up the Band (arr. Pegram) (1927/1979)
• Strike Up the Band (arr. Schoenfeld) (1927/1956)
• Summertime (arr. Custer) (1934/1995)
• Summertime (arr. Garcia; ed. Shaw) (1934)
• Summertime (arr. Lang) (1934/1959)
• Summertime (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Wada) (1934/2018)
• Summertime from "Porgy and Bess" (arr. Longfield) (1934/2015)
• Swanee (arr. Holcombe) (1919)
• The Symphonic Gershwin (arr. Barker) (2011)
• They Can't Take That Away from Me (arr. Barker) (1937/2001)
• Three Preludes (arr. Norris) (1927/)
• Three Preludes (tr. Williams) (1927/2015)
• A Tribute to Gershwin (arr. Bullock) (20098)
• Walking the Dog (arr. Bourgeois) (1937/2007)

Resources

• "Gershwin, Medley." Accessed 30 June 2014.
• Gershwin, G.; Gershwin, I.; Bennett, R. (1972). Gershwin: Medley for Band [score]. New World Music: [s.l.].