Music in the Air

From Wind Repertory Project
Jerome Kern

Jerome Kern (arr. Paul Yoder)


General Info

Year: 1932 / 1951
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: T.R. Harms
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
D-flat Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
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 Cornet I-II-III
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion (3 players), including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Orchestra Bells
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Music in the Air is a musical written by Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics and book) and Jerome Kern (music). It introduced songs such as The Song Is You, In Egern on the Tegern See and I've Told Ev'ry Little Star. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1932, and followed the team's success with the musical Show Boat from 1927.

This medley by Paul Yoder includes There's a Hill Beyond a Hill, I've Told Every Little Star, When the Spring Is in the Air, and The Song Is You.

- Program Note from score and Wikipedia


Media

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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

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  • Peninsula Symphonic Band (Palo Alto, Calif.) (Jason R. Palmer, conductor) – 21 November 2021


Works for Winds by This Composer


Resources

  • Girsberger, Russ. Percussion Assignments for Band & Wind Ensemble. Volume I: A-K. Meredith Music Publications, 2004, pp. 172.
  • Kern, J.; Yoder, P.; Hammerstein II, O. (1932). Music in the Air [score]. T.B. Harms: New York.
  • Music in the Air. Wikipedia Accessed 20 November 2021