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Lean on Me
Bill Withers (arr. Robert Longfield)
General Info
Year: 1972 / 2021
Duration: c. 2:15
Difficulty: I-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $45.00; (digital) - $45.00 | Score Only (print) - $5.00
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 Bass Clarinet
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- Tuba
- String Bass
- Cello
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Drum Set (optional)
- Ride Cymbal
- Snare Drum
- Tambourine
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Lean on Me is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Bill Withers. It was released in April 1972 as the first single from his second album, Still Bill. It was a number one single on both the soul singles and the Billboard Hot 100. Numerous other versions have been recorded, and it is one of only nine songs to have reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with versions recorded by two different artists.[4]
Bill Withers's childhood in the coal mining town of Slab Fork, West Virginia, was the inspiration for Lean on Me, which he wrote after he had moved to Los Angeles and found himself missing the strong community ethic of his hometown.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Lean on Me (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1972/2021)
All Wind Works
- Bill Withers (arr. Minnebo) (2007)
- Lean on Me (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1972/2021)
Resources
- Creative Repertoire Initiative
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Bill Withers." Accessed 13 May 2021
- Lean on Me (song), Wikipedia Accessed 13 May 2021
- Perusal score