Mas que Nada
Jorge Ben (arr. Brown)
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The title translates from Portuguese as "More than Nothing."
General Info
Year: 1963 / 2009
Duration: c. 2:45
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $50.00; (digital) - $50.00 | Score Only (print) - $7.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion I-II-III-IV
(percussion detail desired)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
In 1963, Jorge Ben came on a nightclub stage and sang Mas Que Nada to a small crowd that happened to include an executive from the recording company, Philips. One week later, Jorge Ben's first single was released. This song was Ben's first big hit in Brazil, and remains to this day the most played song in the United States sung entirely in Portuguese. Outside of Brazil, the song is better known in cover versions by Sérgio Mendes and the Tamba Trio. The song has also been reinterpreted by jazz luminaries such as Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie and Al Jarreau; as well as other samba artists of the time, such as Elza Soares.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- Mas que Nada (arr. Brown) (1963/2009)
Resources
- Ben, J.; Brown, M. (2008). Mas que Nada [score]. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, Wisc.
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Jorge Ben." Accessed 28 January 2016.
- Jorge Ben Jor, Wikipedia Accessed 28 January 2016.