Selections from "Fame"

Michael Gore

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General Info

Year: 1980
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print

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Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The 1980 movie Fame tells the story of students at the New York High School for the Performing Arts, and traces a group from freshmen auditions to senior year graduation. Songs we hear are Oscar-winning title tune Fame, Out Here on My Own, Hot Lunch Jam, and I Sing the Body Electric.

- Program Note by San Luis Obispo County Band

Media

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State Ratings

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Performances

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San Luis Obispo (Calif.) County Band (Leonard Lutz, conductor) - 29 April 2018

Works for Winds by This Composer

Fame (arr. Lopez) (1980/2010)
Selections from "Fame" (arr. Lowden) (1980)

Resources

Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Michael Gore." Accessed 20 November 2014.
Gore, M.; Pitchford, D.; Lowden, B. (1980). Selections from Fame: From the Movie "Fame" [score]. Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer : [U.S.]