The Fool On The Hill by The Beatles Woodwind Quintet - Digital Sheet Music
By John LennonThe Fool on the Hill
"The Fool on the Hill" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 EP and album Magical Mystery Tour. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The lyrics describe the titular "fool", a solitary figure who is not understood by others, but is actually wise.McCartney said the idea for the song was inspired by the Dutch design collective the Fool, who derived their name from the tarot card of the same name, and possibly by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Details
Summary
- Ensembles:
- Woodwind Quintet Woodwind Ensemble
- Composers:
- John Lennon Paul McCartney
- Publishers:
- RayThompsonMusic
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Format:
- Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Artist:
- The Beatles
- Arrangers:
- Ray Thompson
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 16
Detailed Description
SKU: A0.554033
By The Beatles. By John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Arranged by Ray Thompson. This edition: pdf. Contemporary, Pop. 16 pages. RayThompsonMusic #6517961. Published by RayThompsonMusic (A0.554033)."The Fool on the Hill" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 EP and album Magical Mystery Tour.
It was written and sung by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The lyrics describe the titular "fool", a solitary figure who is not understood by others, but is actually wise.
McCartney said the idea for the song was inspired by the Dutch design collective the Fool, who derived their name from the tarot card of the same name, and possibly by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
The song's segment in the Magical Mystery Tour television film was shot separately from the rest of the film and without the other Beatles' knowledge. Accompanied by a professional cameraman, McCartney filmed the scene near Nice in France.
In 1968, SĂ©rgio Mendes & Brasil '66 recorded a cover version of the song that reached the top ten in the US.
By the late 1970s, "The Fool on the Hill" was one of McCartney's most widely recorded ballads.
A solo demo and an outtake of the song were included on the Beatles' 1996 compilation album Anthology 2.
Arranged for standard wind quintet, the melody is taken first by the oboe, and then by the flute.
Interesting parts for horn, clarinet and bassoon.
The mp3 extract is of verse 2
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- ArrangeMe:
- RayThompsonMusic
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Artists:
- John Lennon Paul McCartney The Beatles Ray Thompson
- Ensemble:
- Woodwind Quintet Woodwind Ensemble
- Publisher:
- RayThompsonMusic