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Highlights from "Rocketman"
Elton John (arr. Johnnie Vinson)
Contents
General Info
Year: 2019 / 2020
Duration: c. 5:15
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00; (digital) - $65.00 | 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
- Horn in F
- Violin
- Viola
Part 4
- Bassoon
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- Horn in F
- 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, including:
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Drum Set
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Elton John's hits have become an enduring part of our pop culture, and many of these familiar classics are featured in the biopic Rocketman. Four of these catchy melodies are featured in a flexible instrumentation setting that includes Rocket Man; Crocodile Rock; Your Song and I’m Still Standing.
- Program Note by publisher
Rocketman is a 2019 biographical musical film based on the life of British musician Elton John. Directed by Dexter Fletcher and written by Lee Hall, it stars Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, and Bryce Dallas Howard . The film follows John in his early days in England as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his musical partnership with Taupin. The film is titled after John's 1972 song Rocket Man.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Media Links
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by this Composer
Adaptable Music
- Circle of Life (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Sweeney) (1994/2020)
- Crocodile Rock (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1972/2014)
- Highlights from "Rocketman" (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Vinson) (2019/2020)
- Highlights from Walt Disney Pictures' "The Lion King" (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brown) (1994/2017)
- I'm Still Standing (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brown) (1983/2020)
All Wind Works
- Can You Feel the Love Tonight
- Circle of Life (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Sweeney) (1994/2020)
- Crocodile Rock (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1972/2014)
- Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
- Elton John Classics
- Elton John in Concert (arr. Lowden) (1977)
- Highlights from "Rocketman" (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Vinson) (2019/2020)
- Highlights from Walt Disney Pictures' "The Lion King" (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brown) (1994/2017)
- I Just Can't Wait to Be King (arr. Moss) (1994)
- I'm Still Standing (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brown) (1983/2020)
- Lion King, The (arr. Higgins) (1994)
- Lion King: Soundtrack Highlights (arr. Custer) (1994)
- Selections from "The Lion King" (with Hans Zimmer; arr. Lavender) (1994)
Resources
- Perusal score
- Rocketman (film), Wikipedia Accessed 3 August 2020
