Product Description
CROCODILE ROCK Elton John & Bernie Taupin
for Concert Band (with Fanfare Band parts) - Grade 3 - Digital Download
Composed by Elton John & Bernie Taupin. Arranged by Lorenzo Bocci. Pop/Rock. Concert Band - Blasorchester - Harmonie. Score and parts. With Fanfare Band parts. Duration 4'05''. Published by Lorenzo Bocci.
Instrumentation:
Full Score, Flute 1, 2, Oboe, Bassoon, Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 1, 2, 3, Bb Bass Clarinet, Eb Alto Saxophone 1, 2, Bb Tenor Saxophone, Eb Baritone Saxophone, Bb Trumpet 1, 2, 3, F Horn 1, 2, 3, 4, Trombone 1, 2, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Bass, Electric Bass, Drum Set, Percussion (Tambourine), Electric Guitar, Piano.
Additional Parts:
Bb Soprano Saxophone (Concert Band), Eb Horn 1, 2, 3, 4, Bb Trombone 1, 2 T.C., B.C., Bb Bass Trombone T.C., B.C., Bb Euphonium T.C., B.C., Bb Bass T.C., B.C., Eb Bass T.C., B.C.
Fanfare Band Parts:
Bb Soprano Saxophone, Eb Cornet, Bb Flugelhorn 1, 2, 3.
"Crocodile Rock" is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, and recorded in summer 1972 at the Château d'Hérouville studio in France , where John and his team had previously recorded the Honky Château album. It was released on 27 October 1972 in the UK and 20 November 1972 in the U.S., as a pre-release single from his forthcoming 1973 album Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player, and became his first U.S. number-one single, reaching the top spot on 3 February 1973, and staying there for three consecutive weeks. In the U.S., it was certified Gold on 5 February 1973 and Platinum on 13 September 1995 by the RIAA.
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