Strike up the Band
Overture
by George Gershwin
Concert Band - Sheet Music

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Ensembles
Concert Band
Genres
Standards
Classical
Composers
George Gershwin
Publishers
Baton Music
Formats
Score
Item Types
Physical
Levels
Grade 4
Usages
School and Community
Concert band concert band - Grade 4

SKU: BF.BM766-SCORE

Overture. Composed by George Gershwin. Arranged by David Fiuza. Baton Music orchestral series. Overture. Full score. Baton Music #BM766-SCORE. Published by Baton Music (BF.BM766-SCORE).

'Strike Up the Band' is a 1927 musical by George Gershwin. The story satirizes America's taste for war: America declares war on Switzerland over a trivial trade issue. Gershwin's first fully integrated score for a book musical was influenced by the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan. The title song, 'Strike Up the Band', was given to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) by Gershwin in 1936 as 'Strike Up the Band for UCLA' and has become one of the school songs. Although the musical itself was not very successful, the title song and the overture - which is often performed as a stand-alone concert - work became very popular.