Details
- Instrument:
- Flute
- Ensembles:
- Large Ensemble
- Genres:
- Contemporary
- Composers:
- Frank Loesser
- Publishers:
- David Heywood
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Format:
- Set of Parts Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Late Intermediate
- Artist:
- Frank Loesser
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 56
SKU: A0.910421
Composed by Frank Loesser. Arranged by David Heywood. Contemporary. Score and parts. 56 pages. David Heywood #5200683. Published by David Heywood (A0.910421).On a Slow Boat to China has been a favorite of jazz musicians for over 75 years
because of its grooving melody and fantastic chord changes. In that tradition,
here is a hard swinging arrangement for four flutes (Three C Flutes and Alto Flute)
along with rhythm section. After a dramatic chromatic introduction, the groove is
set by a bass ostinato pedal that helps the melody build to the second half.
All four flutes have a shot at the melody before opening up for solos for everyone
over these great changes. After the solos, there is a stop time flute feature
where a written out line is passed back and forth between all the players giving
the effect of a group improvisation. It finishes with the same high-energy ostinato
pedal. The chart includes written out piano voicings and bass lines, along with an
optional guitar part. At a medium advanced level, this chart is well within the
reach of most doublers, and is a swinging addition to any program!
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- ArrangeMe:
- David Heywood
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Artists:
- Frank Loesser
- Ensemble:
- Large Ensemble
- Publisher:
- David Heywood