Music in the Air
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
- I Told Every Little Star
- Jerome Kern Songs (arr. Leidzén) (1947)
- Make Believe
- Music in the Air (arr. Yoder) (1932/1951)
- Ol' Man River (arr. Vinson) (1927/1991/1995)
- Ol' Man River (arr. Kessler) (1927)
- Old Man River (arr. Buckley) (1927/)
- Show Boat Highlights (arr. Cable) (1927)
- Show Boat Selections (arr. Bennett) (1956)
- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
- Way You Look Tonight, The (arr. Lake) (1936/1944)
- Who?
- Whose Baby Are You?
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