It Don't Mean A Thing (if It Ain't Got That Swing) (arr. David Heywood) by Duke Ellington Sheet Music for Woodwind Ensemble at Sheet Music Direct
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It Don't Mean A Thing (if It Ain't Got That Swing) (arr. David Heywood) Digital Sheet Music
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It Don't Mean A Thing (if It Ain't Got That Swing) (arr. David Heywood)
by Duke Ellington Woodwind Ensemble - Digital Sheet Music

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Looking for something different? How about some thing VERY different? Here is the 1931 Duke Ellington classic It Don't Mean a Thing (if It Ain't Got that Swing) done as a drum feature, with a very modern harmonic approach and aggressive melodic ideas. This fast swinging chart starts with energetic solo drum time, then the entire flute ensemble trades eights (as a soli based on motives from the melody) with the drums for two choruses before a brief statement of the melody. This is followed by open solos over the original changes, and an open drum solo. The chart then transitions to a half-time swing free-for-all with fragments of the melody flying in all directions, capped of by a brief return of the opening section. Not for the faint of heart, and definitely not the same old jazz flute choir experience! Scored for piccolo, five C flutes, alto and bass flutes, piano, bass, and drums, with optional guitar.


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