Black And Tan Fantasy
by Duke Ellington
Brass Ensemble - Digital Sheet Music

Item Number: 21390321
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Ensembles
Brass Trio
Brass Ensemble
Genres
Classical
Standards
Swing
Composers
Duke Ellington
Artists
Duke Ellington
Series
ArrangeMe
Music of Black Composers and Artists
ArrangeMe
Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale
Formats
Set of Parts
Score and Parts
Item Types
Digital
Levels
Advanced
Usages
School and Community
Brass Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.941019

By Duke Ellington. By Bub Miley and Duke Ellington. Arranged by Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale. Jazz. Score and parts. 9 pages. Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale #4756701. Published by Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale (A0.941019).

Co-written in 1927 with his trumpet specialist of the time, "Bubber" Miley, "Black and Tan Fantasy" would become one of Duke Ellington's most popular tunes, one that would be associated with him throughout his lengthy career.

"The Duke" was fascinated by the distinctive textures of individual instruments and would  contrast them, but he was more interested in finding tones that would blend to form new, holistic effects. "Black and Tan Fantasy" illustrates this technique magnificently: a growling trumpet expands upon the main theme before a secondary – more ethereal – theme is stated. Dissonant piano interludes are followed by muted trombone ruminations before a conclusion that quotes liberally from Chopin's "Funeral March." The diversity of multiple voices wailing, growling or praying while each expresses a fullness of heart and heaviness of mind is what gives the piece its beauty. By using African-American blues-based expressions to hint at the unsettled state of the human soul, the Duke’s orchestra paints a "Black and Tan" fantasy.

Lot of opportunity to show off players with mutes and blues solos


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