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"My One And Only Love"
| GENERAL INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Title | My one and only love |
| Composer | Mellin/Wood (arr: F.G.J. Absil) |
| Instrum. | Concert Band |
| Date | 12 February 2001 |
| Duration | 5'05 |
| Style | Ballad |
| Key | Bb - C |
| Meter | 4/4 |
| Measures | 79 |
| Tempo | 62 BPM |
| Grade | 5 |
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, Tuba;
- Jazz Guitar, Piano, Double Bass, Drums;
- Timpani, Percussion (2 players: tambourine, triangle, tubular bells), Mallets (glockenspiel, vibraphone).
NOTES FOR THE PERFORMER
In this arrangement of the ballad My one and only love the melodic material is mainly assigned to the softer tone colours. Prominent are multi-part voicings (block chords) for horns and trombones (from m. 17, 33 and 68). There is frequent use of mutes in the brass; trumpets use mutes only.
The musical climaxes are in the third A-section of the first (from m. 33) and the second chorus (from m. 68) and, though being somewhat weaker, in the bridge of the second chorus (mm. 56-59).
Besides extended jazz harmonisations there are a number of counterpoint voicings (mm. 37-39, 48-51 and 56-59), plus one fragment with `double time feeling' (mm. 56-59). Woodwinds only occasionally take a melodic lead; they are mostly used for counter-melodies in a figurative sense. All counter-melodies are derived from the main theme, using rhythmical diminution and augmentation (see for example the tubular bells part).