Smoke on the Water
Deep Purple (arr. Johnnie Vinson)
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Subtitle: Recorded by Deep Purple
General Info
Year: 1972 / 2002
Duration: c. 2:40
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $45.00 | Score Only (print) - $5.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Convertible Bass Line
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III
(percussion detail desired)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Smoke on the Water is a song by the English rock band Deep Purple. It was first released on their 1972 album Machine Head.
The lyrics of the song tell a true story: on 4 December 1971 Deep Purple were in Montreux, Switzerland, where they had set up camp to record an album at the entertainment complex that was part of the Montreux Casino. On the eve of the recording session, the place suddenly caught fire when somebody in the audience fired a flare gun toward the rattan covered ceiling, as mentioned in the "some stupid with a flare gun" line. Although there were no major injuries, the resulting fire destroyed the entire casino complex. The "smoke on the water" that became the title of the song (credited to bass guitarist Roger Glover, who related how the title occurred to him when he suddenly woke from a dream a few days later) referred to the smoke from the fire spreading over Lake Geneva from the burning casino as the members of Deep Purple watched the fire from their hotel.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Keith Waibel, conductor) – 30 August 2016
- Boulan Park Middle School (Troy, Mich.) (Joe Havrilla, conductor) – 27 May 2015
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Smoke on the Water (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1972/2008)
All Wind Works
- Deep Purple Medley (arr. Sahashi) (1996)
- Smoke on the Water (arr. Vinson) (1972/2002)
- Smoke on the Water (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1972/2008)
Resources
- Blackmore, R.; Vinson, J. (2002). Smoke on the Water [score]. Hal Leonard: MIlwaukee, Wisc.
- Purple website Accessed 5 August 2020
- Smoke on the Water, Wikipedia Accessed 18 August 2016