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Highlights from George and Ira Gershwin's Strike up the Band
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Highlights from George and Ira Gershwin's Strike up the Band by George Gershwin Concert Band - Sheet Music

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Highlights from George and Ira Gershwin's Strike up the Band Concert BandScore and Parts by George Gershwin Concert Band - Sheet Music

By George Gershwin
Score and Parts Concert Band (Score & Parts) - Grade 4

SKU: HL.2117121

Concert BandScore and Parts. Composed by George Gershwin. Arranged by James Barnes. Southern Music Band. Concert Band. Softcover. Duration 420 seconds. Southern Music Company #S1097CB. Published by Southern Music Company (HL.2117121).

UPC: 196288395720. 9.0x12.0x0.787 inches.

Strike Up the Band is a 1927 Broadway musical by George and Ira Gershwin, based on a book by George S. Kaufman. Surprisingly, the show proved to be an early failure for the talented Gershwin brothers, closing while the out-of-town tryouts were still underway. Despite this setback, it was revised in 1930 with a somewhat similar plot by Morrie Ryskind, and the show enjoyed a respectable run of 191 performances. This arrangement by James Barnes includes four of the best tunes from Strike Up the Band: Mademoiselle in New Rochelle (composed for the 1930 revival), Soon (also composed in 1930), The Man I Love, and Strike Up the Band. Curiously, The Man I Love, which is now considered to be one of the most popular George and Ira Gershwin standards, was NOT included in the 1930 run of the show.