Strike Up the Band (arr Schoenfeld)

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George Gershwin

George Gershwin (arr. William C. Schoenfeld)


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General Info

Year: 1927 /1950
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: New World Music
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.

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Instrumentation

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

(percussion detail desired)


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

- Program Note from publisher


Strike Up the Band is a 1927 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin with the collaboration of Millie Raush. It was written for the 1927 musical Strike Up the Band, where it formed part of a satire on war and militaristic music. Although the musical was not successful, the instrumental version of the song, titled the March from Strike Up the Band, has become quite well known. The song was also used in the Judy Garland-Mickey Rooney 1940 film Strike Up the Band.

- Program Note from Wikipedia


Media

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State Ratings

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Performances

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  • Boynton Beach (Fla.) Gold Coast Band (Barbara Rubenstein, conductor) - 20 February 2022


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