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Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (arr. Yoder)
Burt Bacharach (arr. Paul Yoder)
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General Info
Year: 1970
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Pop vocal
Publisher: Blue Seas Music
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.
For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.
Instrumentation
Condensed Score
C Piccolo/Flute
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone/E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone/E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
E-flat Horn or Alto
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Baritone/Bassoon/B-flat Bass Clarinet
Tuba
Percussion
(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.
It won the Oscar for best original song in 1970.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Rancho Cordova (Calif.) River City Concert Band (Tom Seaton, conductor) - 19 March 2023
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Alfie (arr. Mashima) (1966/1998)
- Bacharach! (arr. Taylor)
- Bacharach and David Popular Medley No. 1 (arr. Cacavas) (1970)
- 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)
- Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (arr. Yoder) (1969/1970)
- Wives and Lovers
Resources
- Bacharach, B.; Yoder, P.; David, H. (1970). Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head [score]. Blue Seas Music and Jac Music Co.: [New York[.
- Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head. Wikipedia