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Paul Murtha
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Biography
Paul Murtha (b. 1960, Johnstown, Pa.) is an American composer and arranger.
In 1983, SGM Murtha earned a B.S. degree in Music Education (with a minor in Jazz Studies) from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pa. While at Duquesne, Paul studied jazz arranging with John Wilson and orchestration with Joseph Willcox Jenkins.
A versatile composer-arranger, SGM Murtha is at ease in both professional and educational circles and is in constant demand in and around Washington, D.C. Paul has written music for acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, Patti LaBelle, and Ken Burns' Music of the Civil War. He has also written extensively for some of the top high school marching bands in the country, including The Norwin High School Band in North Huntingdon, Pa.
From 1990 to 1996, SGM Murtha served as the Chief Arranger at the United States Military Academy Band at West Point, N.Y. after which he became the chief arranger for The United States Army Band ("Pershing's Own") in Washington, D.C., where he wrote for all elements of the United States Army's Premier Band.
Works for Winds
Adaptable Music
- The Best of Smash Mouth (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2019)
- Bohemian Rhapsody (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1975/2003/2009)
- A Charlie Brown Christmas (Flex Instrumentation) (as arranger) (1965/2003/2013)
- Cool (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1957/2018)
- Crocodile Rock (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1972/2014)
- Family Guy (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1999/2012)
- Here Comes Santa Claus (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1947/2014)
- Hooked on a Feeling (as arranger) (1968/1996/2017)
- The Incredibles (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2004/2007)
- Journey in Concert (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2019)
- The Mandalorian (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2019/2020)
- The Muppet Show Theme (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1976/2012)
- My Heart Will Go On (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1997/2012)
- Peter Gunn (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1958/2015)
- Polka Party (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2013)
- Queen on Stage (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1980/2017)
- Rhapsody in Blue (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1924/2020)
- Selections from "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2017)
- Seven Nation Army (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2003/2017)
- The Simpsons (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1990/2008)
- Smoke on the Water (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1972/2008)
- Superstition (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1972/2009)
- Sweet Georgia Brown (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1925/2021)
- Wellerman (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2021)
All Wind Works
- 25 or 6 to 4 (as arranger)
- Aquia Landing (2011)
- Arlington (2013)
- Armed Forces Salute (as arranger with Brown)
- The Bare Necessities (as arranger)
- Beach Boys Medley (as arranger)
- Benny Goodman: King of Swing (as arranger) (2005)
- The Best of Miami Sound Machine (as arranger) (2011)
- The Best of Chicago (as arranger)
- Big Band Superhits (as arranger) (2004)
- Bohemian Rhapsody (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1975/2003/2009)
- Broadway Center Stage
- Can't Buy Me Love (as arranger) (1964/2017)
- Can’t Stop the Feeling! (as arranger) (2016/2017)
- Carry On Wayward Son (as arranger)
- A Charlie Brown Christmas (Flex Instrumentation) (as arranger) (1965/2003/2013)
- Cherokee (as arranger) (1938/)
- Chicken Run: Main Titles (as arranger)
- Come Fly With Me (as arranger) (1958/2012)
- Come Sunday (as arranger) (1943/2007)
- Cool (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1957/2018)
- Crocodile Rock (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1972/2014)
- Don't Know Why (as arranger) (2003)
- The Doors in Concert (as arranger)
- Duke Ellington in Concert (as arranger) (2002)
- Eighties Flashback (2006)
- Epic Gaming Themes (2019)
- Eric Clapton on Stage (as arranger)
- Family Guy (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1999/2012)
- Fascinatin' Gershwin (as arranger)
- Flight of the Bumblebee (as arranger) (1900/)
- Forward March! (2000)
- Frederick's Black Devils (2017)
- Free Ride (as arranger) (1972/2017)
- Front and Center! (2001)
- Gee, Officer Krupke (as arranger)
- Glenn Miller in Concert (as arranger) (2007)
- Here Comes Santa Claus (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1947/2014)
- Heroic Fanfare (2004/2016)
- Hit the Road Jack (as arranger) (1961/2001)
- Holiday Funny Favorites (as arranger) (2003)
- Holiday Swing-Along (as arranger) (2001)
- Hooked on a Feeling (as arranger) (1968/1996/2017)
- In the Mood (as arranger)
- The Incredibles (as arranger) (2004/2005)
- The Incredibles (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2004/2007)
- Irving Berlin: From Rags to Ritz (as arranger with Snyder) (2011)
- Journey in Concert (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2019)
- The Joyful Bells of Christmas (as arranger) (2006)
- Jump, Jive an' Swing (as arranger) (2010)
- Lady Liberty March (2017)
- The Legend of Castle Armagh (2014)
- Legends of Rock! (as arranger) (2008)
- Let It Go (as arranger)
- Libertango (as arranger) (1974/2016)
- Linus and Lucy (as arranger) (1964/2002)
- Live and Let Die (as arranger) (1973/2015)
- Livin' on a Prayer (as arranger) (1986/2008)
- The Mandalorian (as arranger) (2019/2020)
- The Mandalorian (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2019/2020)
- Maria (as arranger) (1957/2003)
- Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (as arranger)
- Motown Revue (as arranger) (1998)
- The Muppet Show Theme (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1976/2012)
- Music from "Black Panther" (as arranger) (2018)
- A Musical Journey Through New Orleans (as arranger)
- My Heart Will Go On (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1997/2012)
- New Hampshire Hornpipe (as arranger) (1998)
- A Night in Tunisia (as arranger) (1941-2/2012)
- The Nineties (as arranger) (2001)
- Peter Gunn (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1958/2015)
- Pokémon Theme (as arranger)
- Polka Party (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2013)
- Powerhouse (as arranger) (1937/2013)
- Presidents Day Parade (2008)
- Prince in Concert (as arranger) (2005)
- Rhapsody in Blue (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1924/2020)
- Runaway Baby (as arranger) (2010/2012)
- Queen of Soul (as arranger) (2019)
- Queen on Stage (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1980/2017)
- Radioactive (as arranger) (2012)
- Reflection
- Rocking Christmas
- Selections from "Encanto" (as arranger) (2021)
- Selections from "Incredibles 2" (as arranger) (2004/2018)
- Selections from "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2017)
- Selections from "The Greatest Showman" (as arranger) (2017)
- September (as arranger) (1978/2010)
- Seven Nation Army (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2003/2017)
- Shrek Dance Party (as arranger) (2003)
- The Simpsons (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1990/2008)
- Smoke on the Water (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1972/2008)
- The Sousa Scramble (as arranger)
- Spain (as arranger) (1973/1982/2017)
- The Star-Spangled Banner (as editor; orch. Sousa) (1814/1918/)
- Stevie Wonder in Concert (as arranger)
- Suite for Jazz Violin and Band (2004)
- Superstition (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1972/2009)
- Sweet Georgia Brown (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1925/2021)
- Take on Me (as arranger) (1984/2016)
- Tribute to Harry James (as arranger)
- Tricked Out Trombones (2007)
- Wellerman (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2021)
Resources
- Murtha Music Services Accessed 27 January 2021
- Paul Murtha, Hal Leonard Accessed 19 April 2014