Details
Summary
- Ensembles:
- Full Orchestra
- Composers:
- Kurt Weill Bertolt Brecht
- Publishers:
- Daryl McKenzie
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Format:
- Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Advanced
- Artist:
- Bertolt Brecht
- Arrangers:
- Daryl McKenzie
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 139
Detailed Description
SKU: A0.1694810
By Los Iracundos. Composed by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. Arranged by Daryl McKenzie. This edition: pdf. Big Band, Broadway, Jazz, Musical/Show, Standards. Full Orchestra. 139 pages. Daryl McKenzie #1259570. Published by Daryl McKenzie (A0.1694810).
Mack The Knife (Moritat Vom Mackie Messer) – Vocal with Pops Orchestra Arrangement
Bring the swagger and sophistication of Frank Sinatra’s 1990 Live at Radio City Music Hall performance to your stage with this thrilling arrangement of Mack The Knife. Scored for solo voice and full Pops Orchestra, this chart follows Sinatra’s electrifying seven-step key modulations (transposed up a minor 3rd) — starting in Bb and climbing through B, C Db, D, Eb, E, and finally landing in F.
The orchestration is rich and colorful, blending the punch of a big band with the lush sweep of strings and woodwinds. Perfect for headline pops concerts, gala nights, and feature moments where your vocalist and orchestra can truly shine.
Instrumentation:
Voice, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 5 Saxes, 4 Horns, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, 2 Percussion, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Harp, Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Double Bass.
Flexible Performance Options:
Reduced orchestration possible (Alto 1, Tenor 1, Bari, Trumpets 1 & 2, Trombones 1 & 2, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vln1, Vln2, Vla, Vcl)
Playable without saxes
Playable with 3 Trumpets & 3 Trombones
Playable without French Horns
Also Available: Big Band version, Pops Orchestra versions in other keys: Search here
Full audio demo (Sibelius Sounds): Click here
This is Mack The Knife as it was meant to be heard — bold, swinging, and designed to bring the house down.
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- Kurt Weill Bertolt Brecht Daryl McKenzie
- Ensemble:
- Full Orchestra
- Publisher:
- Daryl McKenzie