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"Blue Moon"
| GENERAL INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Title | Blue Moon |
| Composer | R. Rodgers (arr: F.G.J. Absil) |
| Instrum. | Concert Band |
| Date | 14 February 2001 |
| Duration | 5'45 |
| Style | Latin - Bolero |
| Key | F - G |
| Meter | 4/4 |
| Measures | 104 |
| Tempo | 72 BPM |
| Grade | 4 |
FULL INSTRUMENTATION
- Piccolo, Flute 1-2, Oboe 1-2, Bassoon 1-2, Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 1-2-3, Bass Clarinet;
- Alto Saxophone 1-2, Tenor Saxophone 1-2, Baritone Saxophone;
- French Horn 1-2-3-4, Trumpet 1-2-3-4, Trombone 1-2-3-4, Baritone 1-2-3, Tuba;
- Guitar, Keyboard, Double Bass, Drums;
- Timpani, Percussion (2-3 players: bass drums, congas, cymbals, guiro, maracas, tam-tam, triangle, woodblocks), Mallets (glockenspiel, marimba, vibraphone).
NOTES FOR THE PERFORMER
This arrangement of the familiar standard Blue Moon carries the subtitle du point de vue de M.R.. The piece looks at our well-known heavenly companion from the point of view of a French composer, who launched an even better known bolero.
The similarity between the two melodies triggered this adaptation. This latin version essentially is a metamorphosis from the Richard Rodgers ballad into that other bolero. Along the way a number of characteristic features from the classical piece are converted and woven into this concert band adaptation.
Keep a close watch on the constant slow to moderate tempo and the very gradual increase towards the orchestral climax near the end; don't try this just once in a blue moon!
Concert performance
This arrangement was performed by the Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy (conductor: Peter Kleine Schaars).
This piece was performed on 23 and 24 January 2010 by the Stadtmusik Rorschach, Switzerland (conductor: Guido Schwalt) during their "aussergewöhnliche, nicht ultimative STAMURO-Chartshow".