Stevie Wonder in Concert
Stevie Wonder (arr. Paul Murtha)
General Info
Year: 2005
Duration: c. 3:40
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00 | Score Only (print) - $7.50
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
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-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Electric Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bells
- Congas
- Drum Set
- Slide Whistle
- Tambourine
- Triangle, small
- Vibraphone
- Wind Chimes
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The music of Stevie Wonder is timeless and continues to resonate even today. Some of his best-known hits are featured in this upbeat medley for the concert band stage. Includes: Sir Duke; You Are the Sunshine of My Life; I Wish, and Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Oneonta (N.Y.) Community Concert Band (Andy Pease, conductor) - 11 June 2023
- Catskill Valley (Oneonta, N.Y.) Wind Ensemble (Andy Pease, conductor) - 22 January 2023
- Gettysburg (Penn.) College Wind Symphony (Russell McCutcheon, conductor) – 16 February 2018
- Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Keith Waibel, conductor) – 22 August 2017
- West City Concert Band (Auckland, N.Z.) – 29 November 2014
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Superstition (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1972/2009)
All Wind Works
- I Just Called to Say I Love You
- Rock and Pop Legends: Stevie Wonder (arr. Wasson) (1999)
- Send One Your Love
- Sir Duke (arr. Iwai) (1975/2000)
- Songs in the Key of Stevie (arr. Milburn and Hernandez)
- Stevie Wonder in Concert (arr. Murtha)
- Stevie Wonder Medley
- Superstition (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1972/2009)
- You are the Sunshine of My Life
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Stevie Wonder." Accessed 18 August 2016.
- Pease, Andy. "Stevie Wonder In Concert by Stevie Wonder, arr. Murtha." Wind Band Literature, 10 December 2022.] Accessed 10 December 2022
- Wonder, S.; Murtha, P. (2005). Stevie Wonder in concert. Sir Duke; You are the sunshine of my life; I wish; Signed, sealed, delivered I'm yours [score]. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, Wisc.