Rainy Days and Mondays
Paul Williams and Roger Nichols (arr. Frank D Cofield)
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General Info
Year: 1971
Duration: c. 3:35
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.
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Instrumentation
Condensed Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion
(percussion detail desired)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Rainy Days and Mondays is a 1971 song by the Carpenters, with instrumental backing by L.A. session musicians from the Wrecking Crew, that went to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The piece was the duo's fourth number 1 song on the Adult Contemporary singles chart.
The song was composed in 1971 by the then fairly unknown composers Roger Nichols and Paul Williams. It was released as the first track on the album Carpenters, popularly known as the Tan Album.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Kenosha (Wisc.) Pops Concert Band (Craig Gall, conductor) - 31 July 2019
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Evergreen: A Star is Born (arr. Gudim) (2010)
- I Won’t Last a Day Without You (arr. Story) (1982)
- The Muppet Movie Medley (arr. Edmondson) (1979)
- The Rainbow Connection (arr. Moss) (2006)
- Rainy Days and Mondays (with Roger Nichols) (arr. Cofield) (1971)
- We’ve Only Just Begun (arr. Cofield) (1970)
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Paul Williams." Accessed 1 August 2019
- Rainy Days and Mondays, Wikipedia Accessed 1 August 2019