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Miserlou

name

Miserlou

category

main songs

leaders

Kirk, Declan, Dan

structure

As written:
Intro-1-2-3-4-1mod-2mod-5

Intro: 4-bar ~vamp

1mod = Section 1 modified: high soloist featured 'response'; to 'call' of main low-brass voices SOFTER with shortened phrase-ending notes

2mod = Section 2 modified: low soloist featured 'response'; to 'call' of main high-brass voices SOFTER with shortened phrase-ending notes

Old descriptions:

This song has 2 melodies which I am arbitrarily calling sunrise and sunset

(and I am lumping in soprano / alto saxes with trumpet and tenor saxes with trombones and bari saxes with base)

1 - sunrise trombone
2 - sunrise trumpet
3 - sunset trumpet
4 - sunset trombone

For solos we go back to "sunrise", and the soloist can play off the melody call and response style. Ideally trumpets play call when it's a trombone solo and vice versa.

After solos, ending is pretty much everyone but basses play the first part of sunset and then "HEY!"


So arrangement has
High Parts:
C - Melodica
Bb - Trumpet (Clarinet, Soprano Sax)
Eb - Alto Sax

Mid Parts
C - Trombone
Bb - Tenor (Baritone TC)

Low Parts
C - Tuba
Eb - Bari Sax

perfnotes

2nd bar sunrise sing "Hut...Hut...Hey!" if not playing the melody

key

G minor

charts

• Misirlou-Alto_Saxophone.pdf
• Misirlou-Baritone_Saxophone.pdf
• Misirlou-Melodica.pdf
• Misirlou-Tenor_Saxophone.pdf
• Misirlou-Trombone.pdf
• Misirlou-Trumpet.pdf
• Misirlou-Tuba.pdf
• Misirlou.mp3
• Misirlou.mscz
• Misirlou.mxl
• Misirlou.pdf

lyric

"Hut...Hut...Hey!"

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