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The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
23726148
23726148
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Flute Choir, Woodwind Ensemble Alto Flute, Bass Flute - Level 3 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1885625
By Man Of La Mancha. Composed by Joe Darion and Mitch Leigh. Arranged by Phyllis Avidan Louke. This edition: pdf, streaming. Broadway, Chamber, Musical/Show, Pop, Standards. 12 pages. Louke Publishing #1444304. Published by Louke Publishing (A0.1885625).The Impossible Dream from Man of La Mancha for LOW FLUTE CHOIR
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The Impossible Dream (The Quest) is the most popular song from the 1965 Broadway musical Man of La Mancha and is also featured in the 1972 film of the same name. The song was composed by Mitch Leigh, with lyrics written by Joe Darion. It was awarded the Contemporary Classics Award from the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame.
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5msltCsm314&list=RD5msltCsm314&start_radio=1
This heartfelt arrangement for Low Flute Ensemble can be performed with as few as 5 players or a full low flute choir with multiple players on a part. It is scored for 3 alto flutes, 2 bass flutes, and optional contrabass flute.
I have always found the lyrics of The Impossible Dream extremely moving:
To dream the impossible dream,
To fight the unbeatable foe,
To bear with unbearable sorrow,
To run where the brave dare not go.
To right the unrightable wrong,
To love pure and chaste from afar,
To try when your arms are too weary,
To reach the unreachable star.
This is my quest,
To follow that star
No matter how hopeless,
No matter how far.
To fight for the right
Without question or pause,
To be willing to march
Into hell for a heavenly cause.
And I know if I'll only be true
To this glorious quest
That my heart will be peaceful and calm
When I'm laid to my rest.
And the world will be better for this,
That one man scorned and covered with scars
Still strove with his last ounce of courage.
To fight the unbeatable foe.
To reach the unreachable star.
Low Flute Ensemble
Broadway
Movies
Popular
Ballad
Phyllis Avidan Louke is a flutist and award-winning composer and arranger with more than 70 published pieces to her credit. www.phyllislouke.com
A list of Phyllis Louke’s SMP publications with full length recordings can be found at http://www.phyllislouke.com/compositions/digital-downloads-smp-publications/.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
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