A4, Score (14, wide) & parts (8x2=16, plus drum set, 2, total=18)
Horns
8
Additional Equipment
Others
1
Other Instruments
Drum set
Difficulty
1
Duration
2
Structure / Movements
One movement.
Moderately - Slower swing - Tempo I
Clefs
Treble, bass
Meters
¢, 4/4
Key signatures
None
Range
Horn 1: g1 - c3
Horn 2: g1 - f#2
Horn 3: d1 - e2
Horn 4: g# - e2
Horn 5: g - b1
Horn 6: g - b1
Horn 7: c - a1
Horn 8: c - e1
Creator's Comments
Performance Notes
Limehouseis a place in the London borough of Tower Hamlet. In 1921, Philip Braham wrote the music to Douglas Furber's lyrics for what was to become the jazz standard Limehouse blues, which in turn was arranged by Dick Meyer for eight horns and drum kit.
Similar to Dick Meyer's other arrangements, Limebhouse blues has a lot of part doubling, a fairly high first horn part, but overall intermediate parts, accessible for most octets. With the drum kit providing the rhythm, the horns can concentrate on the melodic lines, and all parts do so, however more in the lower numbered parts. To be able to decide whether to invest in this arrangement, finding a recording (of any version of the tune) and listening in would probably be the best option.