Frans Absil"Blue Moon"
| GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| Title | Blue Moon |
| Composer | R. Rodgers (arr: F.G.J. Absil) |
| Instrumentation | 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 |
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| 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 |
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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! |
