Highlights from "Sophisticated Ladies"

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington (arr. John Cacavas)

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General Info

Year: 1981
Duration: c. 9:45
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Alfred Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.

Instrumentation

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Errata

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Program Notes

This medley from the show Sophisticated Ladies includes Solitude; Moon Indigo; It Don't Mean a Thing; Sophisticated Lady, and Do Nothing Til You Hear from Me.

- Program Note from score

Sophisticated Ladies is a musical revue based on the music of Duke Ellington. The musical ran on Broadway in 1981.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Commercial Discography

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State Ratings

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Performances

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• Western Reserve Community Band (Hudson, Ohio) (Ralph Meyer, conductor) – 16 March 2019
• Northeastern Wisconsin (Marinette) Concert Band (Robert Berndt, conductor) – Fall 2018

Works for Winds by this Composer

• Caravan (arr. Ployhar) (1937/1975)
• Caravan (arr. Saucedo) (1937/2000)
• Classic Duke
• Duke Ellington! (arr. Custer) (1994)
• Duke Ellington in Concert (arr. Murtha) (2002)
• Ellington (arr. Kerchner)
• Ellington Portrait, An (arr. Werle) (1965)
• Highlights from "Sophisticated Ladies" (arr. Cacavas) (1981)
• It Don't Mean a Thing (arr. Moss) (1932/1989)
• Rhythmoods (arr. Yoder) (1938)
• Salute the Duke (arr. Yoder) (1960)
• Salute to the Duke (arr. Sweeney) (1999)
• Satin Doll (arr. Osterling) (1953/1988)
• The Symphonic Duke (arr. Newsom) (1999)

Resources

• Ellington, D.; Cacavas, J. (1981). Highlights from Sophisticated Ladies [score]. Belwin Mills: Melville, N.Y.
• Sophisticated Ladies, Wikipedia Accessed 16 March 2019