Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

Burt Bacharach

General Info

Year: 1969
Duration:
Difficulty:(see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hanson House

Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print

For availability information, see Discussion area.

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute/Piccolo/Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II
Trombone I
Trombone II/Euphonium
Bass/Bassoon
Drum

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head is B. J. Thomas's #1 song, written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach for the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. It won an Academy Award for Best Original Song.] David and Bacharach also won Best Original Score. It was recorded in seven takes, after Bacharach expressed dissatisfaction with the first six. In the film version of the song, B. J. Thomas had been recovering from laryngitis, which made his voice sound hoarser than in the 7-inch release. The film version featured a separate instrumental break when Paul Newman undertook stunts on a bicycle.

-Program Note from Wikipedia

Media

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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Randy Schwalbe, conductor) - 2 November 2014

Works for Winds by This Composer

Alfie (arr. Mashima) (1966/1998)
Close to You
Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
I Say a Little Prayer
I'll Never Fall in Love Again
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (arr. Tatgenhorst) (1969)
Wives and Lovers

Resources

Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Burt Bacharach." Accessed 8 November 2014.
Bacharach, B.; David, H.; Tatgenhorst, J. (1969). Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head [score]. Blue Seas Music: New York
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head, Wikipedia]