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SKU: A0.782383
Composed by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin. Arranged by James Haynor. Contemporary. Score and parts. 16 pages. James Haynor #6201539. Published by James Haynor (A0.782383).Strike Up the Band is a 1927 musical with a book by Morrie Ryskind, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and music by George Gershwin. It ran in Philadelphia that year, unsuccessfully, and on Broadway in 1930 after the original book by George S. Kaufman was revised. The story satirizes America's taste for war: America declares war on Switzerland over a trivial trade issue.
Scored here for woodwind quintet, Strike Up the Band serves as a rousing encore or is also great at getting your performance off to a stirring start.
( Duration 1:38 )
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