Brass Quintet Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1251231 Composed by Gus Kahn, Ernie Erdman and Dan Russo. Arranged by F. Leslie Smith. 20th Century,Comedy,Pop,Standards,Traditional. 37 pages. Sweetwater Brass Press #845507. Published by Sweetwater Brass Press (A0.1251231). This song starts with the narrator/lyricist saying that he overheard a guy at the train station trying to say farewell to his girl. Ā The guy would kiss her, bid her adieu, get on the train, then get off and do the whole thing over again. Ā And, he did this seven times! Ā What would he say to her each time? Ā Heād tell her that heās leaving, that she shouldnāt cry, that heāll write and that if she does not hear from him she should assume heās been arrested. Ā What a romantic line!Ā Ā Ā Anyway, thatās the gist of the āToot, Toot, Tootsie!ā lyrics. Ā Credited to Gus Kahn, Ernie Erdman and Dan Russo, New York Cityās Leo Feist, Inc. first published this upbeat, leave-taking song in 1922. Ā It had been one of 29 numbers featured in the 1921 Broadway production Bombo, a vehicle designed to showcase the talent of Al Jolson. Ā Six years later Jolson sang it in The Jazz Singer, generally recognized as the first sound feature film. Ā Additionally, all three composers, plus Ted Fio Rito and Eddie Cantor, also made early and very popular recordings.Ā Ā This bubbly, cheerful arrangement opens in the key of F major with a suggested tempo of 120 BPM. Ā After an 8-measure introduction, the piece goes right to the familiar chorus with Trumpet 1 and Trombone switching leads and ending with a wonderful Fillmore-style smear. Ā The tempo then slows dramatically for a somewhat pensive interpretation of the verse, the narratorās observations, Horn and Trumpet 1 alternating the lead. Ā At measure 67 the chorus repeats faster than ever, a recommended 132 BPM, as Trombone and the two Trumpets take turns with the melody. Ā This leads right into a repeat of the verseāthis time played at full speedāand a change of key to D-flat major. Ā Trombone and Tuba play in unison, exchanging the melody with Trumpets, right on into the third go-round of the chorus. Ā The piece wraps up with a vaudeville-style conclusion and eventually fades away. Ā (But donāt miss Trombone's four-measure reference to āCharlottetown Is Burning Down/Goodbye, Liza Janeā at measure 141.)Lots of fun!Ā Ā Completed in 2023, performance time at the suggested tempo runs about 2 minutes, 47 seconds. The arranger, Les Smith, will be happy to provide substitute parts (for example, treble clef baritone for trombone) at no charge. Ā He would like to receive your suggestions, comments, corrections and criticisms. Ā For more arrangements by Les, enter Sweetwater Brass Press (without the quotation marks) in the Sheet Music Plus or Sheet Music Direct search box.
