Funkie Moon | Big Band arrangement
£80.00
Big Band arrangement | 13 horns (4+5+4) | 8 rhythm (2 guitars, bass, 2 keys, drums, 2 percussion players) | strings (violin I, violin II, viola, cello). Written and arranged by Stefan Redtenbacher, Pete Whitfield, Paul Jordanous, Peter Tomasso.
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Description
‘Funkie Moon’ Big Band arrangement for 13 Horns (4 trumpets, 5 saxophones, 4 trombones), 8 rhythm (2 guitars, bass, 2 keys, drums, 2 percussion players) and a string section (violin I, violin II, viola, cello). Note in regards to the string players – the more the better:-) This PDF counts 92 pages.
Description | This New Orleans riff based tune by American drummer Smokey Johnson (1936-2015) is always a crowd pleaser. It features trumpet (ideally with plunger mute) and guitar.
Style | half-time shuffle, Jazz Funk
Tempo/Feel/Key | 90BPM, 16th slightly swung, key of E
Grade | Advanced horns, medium for rhythm section
Ranges | Trumpets 1-4: F#6, C#5, C5, C5, Trombones 1-4: B4, G4, C4, G3
Credits | Written and arranged by Stefan Redtenbacher, string arrangement by Pete Whitfield, original horn arrangement by Paul Jordanous & Stefan Redtenbacher, adapted for Big Band horns by Peter Tomasso & Stefan Redtenbacher. Music copying by Phil Knights from GED Music.
Includes unlimited streaming of Funkie Moon via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Watch the RNCM Session orchestra – an ensemble of RNCM music students and the Funkestra – perform ‘Funkie Moon’ from ‘The Time Thief’. This performance is without a string section.
Read Stefan’s blog about this concert HERE.
Watch the Upper Austrian Funkestra – an ensemble of young music students and some of their teachers perform ‘Funkie Moon’ with a full string section.
Contact Stefan if you’d like a standard size Big Band arrangement for 13 horns (4 trumpets, 5 saxophones, 4 trombones) and a 4 piece rhythm section (gtr, bass, drums, keys) or other alternations to suit your band’s line-up.
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