How DO you spell "RHYTHM", anyway? (I got rhythm & Fascinating rhythm)
Original Title
I've got rhythm & Fascinating rhythm
Composer
Gershwin, George
Year
Editor
Arranger
Hyde, George W.
Year Arranged
2008
Original Instrumentation
Type of Arrangement
3
Availability
1
Publisher
Cortett Music
Year Published
2008
Catalogue Number
Sheet Music Format
A4, Score (27) & parts (8x3=24, plus drum set, 2, harp, 4, double bass, 3, total=33)
Horns
8
Additional Equipment
Straight mutes
Others
3
Other Instruments
Drum set (bass drum, snare, cymbals), harp & double bass
Difficulty
1
Duration
4
Structure / Movements
One movement.
I got rhythm - Crazy rhythm - Fascinating rhythm
Clefs
Treble, bass
Meters
¢, 4/4, 3/4, 5/4
Key signatures
None
Range
Horn 1: d1 - b2
Horn 2: b - g2
Horn 3: f# - g2
Horn 4: A - d2
Horn 5: G - b2
Horn 6: G - f2
Horn 7: A - f2
Horn 8: a - f2
Creator's Comments
Performance Notes
Another one of George Hyde's arrangements featured on the Horning and harping CD, and available on the Cortett Music website to listen to, How DO you spell "RHYTHM", anyway? is a medley including I got rhythm, Crazy rhythm and Fascinating rhythm. The arrangement is done in the usual Hyde style, with parts that are not difficult to play, but have a great impact on the audience. Many of the parts are doubled, so a nifty arranger could reduce the number of horns by as much as four, but the effect with eight is so much greater, and there has to be a balance with the rhythm section (in this case drums, harp and double bass). With a bit of help from colleagues of other departments, this will be one popular item in your repertoire.