Strike Up the Band (arr Paynter)

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George Gershwin

George Gershwin (arr. John P. Paynter)


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General Info

Year: 1927 /
Duration: c. 1:30
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Manuscript
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown

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Instrumentation

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

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Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Strike Up The Band is the title song for a musical interpretation of George S. Kaufman’s satire about a proud American owner of a cheese factory who is outraged when Switzerland protests a tariff on imported cheese and convinces the U.S. government to declare a war he would finance. George and Ira Gershwin saw this as an opportunity to write in the style of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. The 1927 production never made it out of Philadelphia, as political satire was a hard sell even in an operetta style. The inevitable boy-meets-girl story did produce the classic love song The Man I Love.

- Program note from Music Program Notes for Band and Wind Ensemble Music


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State Ratings

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Performances

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  • Northshore Concert Band (Evanston, Ill.) (Mallory Thompson, conductor) - 23 May 2021
  • Northshore Concert Band (Chicago, Ill.) (Mallory Thompson, conductor) - 18 October 2020
  • Northshore Concert Band (Chicago, Ill.) (Mallory Thompson, conductor) – 12 June 2016
  • Sterling Municipal Band (Johan de Meij, conductor) – 27 July 2011


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