Mambo Greats

(ar. Stephen Bulla)

General Info

Year: 2013
Duration: c. 5:30
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard

Cost: Score and Parts - $80.00   |   Score Only - $7.50

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone I-II
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium (Bass Clef & Treble Clef)
Tuba
String Bass
Mallet Percussion
Percussion I-II-III, including:

• Bells
• Claves
• Conga
• Guiro
• Mambo Bell
• Maracas
• Timbales
• Wood Block
• Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Featuring classic mambo hits from Tito Puente, Perez Prado and Pablo Beltran Ruiz, here is a stunning symphonic medley showcasing this exciting musical genre. Includes: Mambo #5, , Ran Kan Kan, Sway (Qien Sera), and Mambo Jambo.

-Program Note by publisher

The mambo is said to have its origins in Cuba in the 1930s, and Aresnio Rodriguez is credited with the creation of mambo music. The music was later developed in Havana and Perez Prado brought the music to Mexico. In the 1940s, Prado was said to come up with the dance and was the first person to market this traditional music as “Mambo.” Generations later, the Mambo is often called “Salsa.” Regardless of what you call it, Mambo Greats features four classic mambo hits from Tito Puente, Perez Prado and Pablo Beltrán Ruiz: Mambo #5, Ran Kan Kan, Sway and Mambo Jambo, and is sure to make you want to get up and join the fun!

-Program Note by the VanderCook College of Music Symphonic Band

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

Audio Links

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Recent Performances

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• Phoenix (N.Y.) Community Band (David Frateschi, conductor) - 3 November 2014
• VanderCook College of Music (Chicago) Symphonic Band (Charles T. Menghini, conductor) - 20 December 2013 (2013 Midwest Clinic)
• Austin Symphonic Band (Richard Floyd, conductor) - 23 November 2013

Works for Winds by this Composer

• Adirondack Festival Overture (2014)
• Bells of Christmas (1999)
• Bond, James Bond (as arranger)
• Cartoon Capers (as arranger) (2000)
• Celestial Suite (1989)
• Cole Porter Songbook (as arranger)
• Escapades (as transcriber) (2002/2012)
• Euphonium Fantasia
• Excerpts from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (as arranger) (1978/2009)
• Fascinating Rhythm (as arranger) (1924)
• Firestorm (1992)
• The Imperial March (as arranger) (1980/2008)
• Irish Lullaby, An
• Irish Songs, Set No 2 (as arranger) (2004)
• Legend of Knife River (1997)
• Legends of Jazz (as arranger) (2012)
• Library of Congress March, The (as arranger)
• Mambo Greats (as arranger) (2013)
• Mancini! (as arranger) (2000?)
• March Creole (1995)
• North Bridge Portrait (2001)
• Of Ancient Dances (2015)
• Pride of a People (as arranger)
• Rhapsody for Flute (1996)
• Rhapsody for Hanukkah (1994)
• Russian Carol Variations (1999)
• Selections from "Into the Woods" (as arranger)
• Selections from "The Great Race" (as arranger)
• Selections from ''Sweeney Todd'' (as arranger) (1979/2009)
• Shipston Prelude (2000)
• Sinatra! (as arranger) (2011)
• Slavonic Fantasy (as arranger)
• Stephen Foster Songbook (as arranger) (1999)
• Symphonic Highlights from "Frozen" (as arranger) (2013)
• Tiger Rag (as adapter)
• Tribute to Louis Armstrong (as arranger)
• Uncommon Valor (1995)
• Winterfest (as arranger) (2002)