String Trio Cello,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1268629 By Pharrell. By Pharrell. Arranged by DesMcNutty. Film/TV,Pop. 15 pages. Des Press #861150. Published by Des Press (A0.1268629). Happy was written and performed by Pharrell Williams and released in late 2013. It featured in the computer-animated film Despicable Me 2 and became not only the most successful song of 2014 but an enormous worldwide phenomenon, sparking all sorts of viral crazes on the internet. And rightly so. This song's got it all: Uplifting, joyful, soulful, defiantly optimistic – Well, I should probably warn ya, I'll be just fine (Yeah!) Can't nothing bring me down - and as catchy as a pandemic; a lesson to us all. You've just gotta dance. It's a guaranteed hit at parties. This arrangement for string trio is a relatively straight-forward idiomatic transcription in the same tonality as the original recording, so you could even play along with it for fun. The second voice can be played on viola or violin. There is a part for each. The level is on the easier side of “advanced”; quickly rehearsed by professionals and an accessible challenge for experienced students.
