Rocky Top

SKU: BT.DHP-1084437-010

9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

This is best known as the theme from Rocky, the 1997 smash hitfor composer, conductor and Oscar winner Bill Conti. The Japanesearranger Naohiro Iwai has taken this exciting piece and made it intoa stirring concert item for concert band.

Gonna Fly Now was een groot succes voor de Amerikaanse filmcomponist Bill Conti: de song leverde hem nominaties op voor een Grammy, een Golden Globe en een Oscar. Als muzikaal thema van de filmserie Rocky, die in de jaren zeventigbegon met Sylvester Stallone in de hoofdrol, werd de song wereldberoemd. Naohiro Iwai maakte er een spetterend arrangement van.

Gonna Fly Now brachte dem amerikanischen Filmmusikkomponisten Bill Conti nicht nur Nominierungen für den Grammy, den Golden Globe und den Oscar ein, sondern auch ewigen Ruhm: Der Song wurde als Titelthema der seit 2007 sechsteiligen FilmreiheRocky mit Sylvester Stallone weltberühmt. Ein starker, rockiger Titel, geschickt für Blasorchester umgesetzt von Naohiro Iwai!

Bill Conti a composé les musiques de nombreuses productions hollywoodiennes ou séries télévisées américaines. Récompensé par un Oscar pour la musique du film L'Étoffe des Héros, il est pourtant entré dans l’histoire du cinéma avec le célébrissime thème Gonna Fly Now extrait du film culte Rocky (1976) qui révéla Sylvester Stallone. Publié dans la collection New Sounds for Concert Band, cet arrangement signé Naohiro Iwai ne laissera personne de marbre.

SKU: CL.015-2550-01

A delightful piece that is sure to motivate your young students. Bright and lively, with simple but effective syncopations, Rocky Mountain Holiday is sure to be a favorite of students and audiences alike. Excellent!

SKU: CF.YPS265

ISBN 9781491163658. UPC: 680160922444.

The Rocky Road to Dublin is a song written by Irish poet D. K. Gavan in the mid-nineteenth century for English music-hall performer Harry Clifton and tells the story of an Irish man leaving his hometown of Tuam in the county of Galway in Ireland to go to Dublin to make money. Because of the Great Potato Famine at that time, large groups of Irish folks left their hometowns looking for food and work. Thousands ended up in America, in particular, Philadelphia, where many made their way south through the Appalachian mountains, settling in southwest Virginia, western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. As the Irish began their new lives here in America, they would often sing these songs, which would bring back fond memories of their homeland. Many old-time fiddle tunes can be traced to Irish music, including this song. However, their music changed as the songs were passed around through other cultures in the mountains, with new verses about their new lives. Often the tunes and lyrics made their way back overseas where they would change yet again, so there are many versions of these songs found in both Ireland and America. This setting is close to the original and can be found in both places. It gets to the heart of having to leave one’s home to seek a better life.This tune is a fun one and should be played with a lilt until m. 43. At this point, the original material is more legato, but returns at m. 59 in the alto saxophone. Let the percussion play on their solis, especially at the end where some of them answer the band motifs. The straight eighth notes (as at m. 29) will perhaps look difficult to younger players, but once they understand the concept, it will be a favorite part. Have fun!

SKU: HL.292705

UPC: 888680931247. 5.0x5.0x0.169 inches.

Four iconic songs--Rocky Mountain High, Take Me Home, Country Roads, Annie's Song, Thank God, I'm a Country Boy--by one of America's most famous pop artists of the '70s and '80s. These songs will resonate with your students, and parents, and will be fun for your students to learn.

SKU: CF.YPS265F

ISBN 9781491164051. UPC: 680160922840.

The Rocky Road to Dublin is a song written by Irish poet D. K. Gavan in the mid-nineteenth century for English music-hall performer Harry Clifton and tells the story of an Irish man leaving his hometown of Tuam in the county of Galway in Ireland to go to Dublin to make money. Because of the Great Potato Famine at that time, large groups of Irish folks left their hometowns looking for food and work. Thousands ended up in America, in particular, Philadelphia, where many made their way south through the Appalachian mountains, settling in southwest Virginia, western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. As the Irish began their new lives here in America, they would often sing these songs, which would bring back fond memories of their homeland. Many old-time fiddle tunes can be traced to Irish music, including this song. However, their music changed as the songs were passed around through other cultures in the mountains, with new verses about their new lives. Often the tunes and lyrics made their way back overseas where they would change yet again, so there are many versions of these songs found in both Ireland and America. This setting is close to the original and can be found in both places. It gets to the heart of having to leave one’s home to seek a better life.This tune is a fun one and should be played with a lilt until m. 43. At this point, the original material is more legato, but returns at m. 59 in the alto saxophone. Let the percussion play on their solis, especially at the end where some of them answer the band motifs. The straight eighth notes (as at m. 29) will perhaps look difficult to younger players, but once they understand the concept, it will be a favorite part. Have fun!