Respect
Otis Redding (arr. Johnnie Vinson)
General Info
Year: 1965 / 2019
Duration: c. 2:05
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $55.00; (digital) - $55.00 | Score Only (print) - $5.00
Instrumentation (Flexible)
Full Score
Part 1
- Flute
- Oboe
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- B-flat Trumpet
- Violin
Part 2
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- B-flat Trumpet
- Violin
Part 3
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- Horn in F
- Violin
- Viola
Part 4
- Bassoon
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- Horn in F
- Cello
Part 5
- Bassoon
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- Tuba
- String Bass
- Electric Bass
- Cello
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Drum Set
- Tambourine
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Now small groups and groups with incomplete or nontraditional instrumentation can show respect for the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. This solid arrangement of one of her signature hits sounds great with flexible instrumentation or smaller groups.
- Program Note from publisher
Respect is a song originally released by American recording artist Otis Redding in 1965. The song became a 1967 hit and signature song for soul icon Aretha Franklin. The music in the two versions is significantly different, and through a few changes in the lyrics, the stories told by the songs have a different flavor. Redding's version is a plea from a desperate man, who will give his woman anything she wants. He won't care if she does him wrong, as long as he gets his due respect when he brings money home. However, Franklin's version is a declaration from a strong, confident woman, who knows that she has everything her man wants. She never does him wrong, and demands his "respect". Franklin's version adds the "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" chorus and the backup singers' refrain of "Sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me...".
Franklin's interpretation was a landmark for the feminist movement, and is often considered one of the best songs of the R&B era.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Rowan University (Glassboro, N.J.) Youth Wind Ensemble (Pamela Turowski, conductor) - 5 December 2021
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Respect (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Vinson) (1965/2019)
All Wind Works
- The Best of Otis Redding (arr. Wasson)
- I Can’t Turn You Loose (arr. Conley) (1989)
- Respect (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Vinson) (1965/2019)
- Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay (arr. Story) (1990)
Resources
None discovered thus far.
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Otis Redding." Accessed 11 August 2020
- Perusal score
- Respect (song), Wikipedia Accessed 11 August 2020