String Quintet Cello,Viola,Violin - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1486478 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Zoran Radanovic. Folk,Multicultural,Standards,Traditional,Wedding,World. 74 pages. Zoran Radanovic #1063541. Published by Zoran Radanovic (A0.1486478). This arrangement is famous romanian song for professional string quintet with set of parts.Ovaj aranžman je poznata rumunska pesma za profesionalni guda?ki kvintet sa partiturama. Ciocârlia (meaning the skylark) is a Romanian tune, allegedly composed by the Romani-Romanian pan flute player Anghelu? Dinicu[1][2] in the virtuosic style of the urban l?utareasc? music from late 19th century. Anghelu? Dinicu first presented the tune in 1889 at the inauguration of the Eiffel Tower. However, the most famous version would become that of his grandson Grigora? Dinicu, that adapted the tune for violin. George Enescu also was inspired by Ciocârlia for his composition the Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 for orchestra. Ciocârlia has been covered numerous times, but because it is a piece of l?ut?reasc? music and not a piece of Romanian peasant music it cannot be considered representative for the Romanian peasant spirit.[3] In the case of the Ciocârlia, like with other famous tunes of l?ut?reasc? music, there were attempts to hide the name of the composer in order to make it seem anonymous/traditional.[4] It is known as Ševa (????) and ?u?uliga (????????) in Serbian, Bulgarian and Macedonian. It has also become highly popular in the Jewish Klezmer repertoire.[5] In Georgia, the tune became widely adopted into traditional folk music repertoire and is known as Torola (??????, the lark)[6] During the communist-era, the Romanian intelligence service operated a numbers station believed to be used by spies in foreign countries. The station known as V01 became well known for its use of Ciocârlia as its opening interval, which would be followed by a series of number-coded messages in Romanian and concluded with the words Terminat. The station fell off the air soon after the 1989 coup and overthrow of Ceausescu.[7] The song was featured as part of the soundtrack for the 2009 Ubisoft game Rabbids Go Home, performed by Moldovan gypsy brass band Fanfare Vagabontu.

Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1148567 Composed by Music by Richard Milburn. Arranged by F. Leslie Smith. Country,Folk,Historic,Traditional. 27 pages. Sweetwater Brass Press #748729. Published by Sweetwater Brass Press (A0.1148567). Listen to the Mocking Bird was first published in 1855. The melody originated with Richard Milburn, a Philadelphia African-American who has been described variously as a panhandling busker and as a musically inclined barber. A songwriter and publisher by the name of Septimus Winner heard Milburn's tune, arranged it, added words, put it into print and claimed credit for its creation under the pseudonym Alice Hawthorne. Supposedly, Winner sold the rights to the song for five dollars. Listen to the Mocking Bird grew to be one of the most popular songs of the mid-19th century, a real hit. Its sheet music, by one estimate, sold more than 20 million copies. It was sung and performed particularly often during the Civil War, and troops used its melody as a marching tune. It remains somewhat of a standard and has been recorded numerous times, especially as a favorite of bluegrass musicians. In the lyrics, the singer is remembering his loved one. She has passed away but he recalls their good life together. They particularly enjoyed the call of the mocking bird, which even now is singing o'er her grave. This arrangement opens in E-flat major with Trumpet 1 introducing the sweetly sad melody, I'm dreaming now of Hally. After the introduction, the tempo picks up to allegro and whirls along. It does slow down several times, and there are four one-measure deviations from the 4/4 time signature: one 6/4, two 2/4s and one 1/4. At measure 65, the key changes to B-flat major for the finale. Trumpets 1 and 2 each play one A-above-their-staff eighth note as their highest pitch; the rest of the music stays well within the normal playing range of the five instruments. Completed in 2022, performance time runs about 3 minutes, 23 seconds. The arranger, Les Smith, will be happy to provide substitute parts (for example, treble clef baritone for trombone) at no charge. He would like to receive your suggestions, comments, corrections and criticisms. For more arrangements by Les, enter Sweetwater Brass Press (without the quotation marks) in the Sheet Music Plus or Sheet Music Direct search box. (Also, purchase of this piece entitles you to your choice of another of his arrangements at no charge; send a copy of your purchase receipt directly to him at lessmith61@bellsouth.net.)

Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1430275 Composed by Hans Zimmer. Arranged by John Langley / Studio Orchestrations. Classical,Contemporary,Film/TV,Religious,Thriller. 102 pages. Www.studio-orchestrations.com #1010904. Published by www.studio-orchestrations.com (A0.1430275). From the 2006 Ron Howard film adaptation of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, this track is taken from the soundtrack which underscores the final late night walk by Robert Langdon (played by Tom Hanks) through the streets of Paris to (possibly and hopefully) conclude his long and testing quest to seek the Holy Grail.  No spoilers however.  If you've not seen it, then add it to your playlist!The film's soundtrack evokes great emotion throughout and whatever criticisms there may have been over the years about the book, the story, the film etc.. this is definitely one of Hans Zimmer's finest emotional and thought provoking soundtrack  scores, drawing from a huge range of musical influences, from the big symphonic oceanic sounscapes to the intimate vocal solo and choral plainchant that are peppered throughout the score.  It is an example of how a soundtrack can really make a massive difference to what some might describe glibly as a popcorn movie.Very much like Time in Inception Zimmer takes a relatively simple harmonic and melodic trope and adds layers of melodic counter melody and rhythmic building to create an awe inspiring and (let's face it BIG!) climax, supporting the narrative of the film and story but also creating music that can be taken away from the cinematic experience and enjoyed for its own sake.This orchestration emulkates as closely as possible the soundtrack.  Some licence has been taken with the addition of 2 Trumpets which build the climax with the upper strings.  SATB choir is also scored as per the original soundtrack but optional as it is mostly covered by orchestral instruments and is also a very brief appearance but - at least for the sopranos - extremely challenging for anyone apart from a professional specialist choral ensemble. The synth section of the keyboard part in the opening pages can also be optional, adding some background sounds that Zimmer is so renowned for (this may be beyond the budget of some performing groups we appeciate).  However the piano cues later in the piece are highly desirable as they add a percussive support to the strings.We commend this score to anyone buidling a program of film music for their orchestral event, particularly if you are wishing to include some more modern concert ideas, and in particular a Hans Zimmer classic.INSTRUMENTATON:2 Flutes2 Oboes2 Clarinets2 Bassoons1 Contra-Bassoon (Optional)4 Horns2 Trumpets3 Trombones1 TubaTimpani2 Percussion[Cymbals/Suspp.Cymbal/Bass Drum/Tubular Bells]KeyboardSATB Choir [Optional]Strings.

Full Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.869351 Composed by Thomas Oboe Lee. 20th Century,Baroque,Classical,Contemporary,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 81 pages. Thomas Oboe Lee #15869. Published by Thomas Oboe Lee (A0.869351). Instrumentation: 3232-4331-timp-2perc-strings. When I received the invitation from Jonathan Cohler to write a Concerto for Orchestra for the Brockton Symphony, I immediately thought of all the composers who wrote works inspired by Bartok’s seminal work of the same title: Roger Sessions, Elliott Carter, Michael Tippett, Witold Lutoslawski, Joan Tower and, most recently, Jennifer Higdon. My Concerto for Orchestra, opus 111, is in five movements. It will be heard without pause between movements. I. Largo … Misterioso! II. Allegro con moto … Evidence!!! III. Adagio … Epistrophy! IV. Andante … In Walked Bud! V. Presto … Rhythm-a-ning!!! My initial idea for the Concerto was contrast - contrast between the timbres and colors that the various sections in an orchestra provide. For example, the woodwinds would provide a sharp contrast against the brass; the percussion section against the strings, etc. I also was interested in writing a work where each movement would flow into the next without pause – thus providing another form of contrast, that of tempi and mood change. A third form of contrast would be the different styles and forms of music that I would come up with. And I had a lot of fun conjuring up the many possible scenarios and orchestral tableaux. I actually started with the second movement: the Allegro con moto. I wanted something that had a nice surging quality that the whole orchestra could jump into. When I finished that, I thought perhaps it would be too intense for the opening of the work. I thought, maybe I should begin with something slower, more brooding in nature before the explosive stuff. I noticed that Carter’s Concerto began with a slow Introduction. It had a title: Misterioso. Being an avid fan of Thelonious Monk, aka Thelonious Sphere Monk, Misterioso brought to mind a Monk composition of the same title. That epiphany gave me the idea of naming each of the five movements after a Monk tune. Monk’s Misterioso is a blues with an insistent theme of 8th note patterns of rising 6ths; which has nothing to do with my first movement. My Misterioso features a solo for the bass clarinet in the midst of a shimmering atmosphere that is punctuated by accents in the bass. They are both mysterious, but divergently opposed in mood and substance. Monk’s Evidence is a tune with jabs and punches, irregularly placed within the measure – not unlike what I did in the second movement. This movement is perhaps the most Monk-ish of all. Monk’s Epistrophy is a tune constructed with a four-note pattern that is angular and twisted. I wrote a solemn brass choir movement that is an epistle in nature, a sermon of sorts. The title of Monk’s In Walked Bud refers, of course, to the amazing pianist Bud Powell. I took the word walk and translated it into an andante. What resulted was a silly, but jolly movement featuring the woodwinds. I wanted to end the work with a fast and furious finale. Inspired by the word rhythm in Monk’s Rhythm-a-ning, I began the last movement with a solo for the percussion section – timpani, tom-toms, bass drum!!! The orchestra eventually joins in the mayhem, breaking into a scherzo-like frenzy. It ends with a big bang!!! Enjoy!!!Audio link: https://thomasoboelee.bandcamp.com/album/concerto-for-orchestra-opus-111-2005

Bass clarinet & bassoon - Digital Download SKU: IZ.IMS1610 Composed by Thomas Breadon Jr. Score and Parts. 18 pages. Imagine Music - Digital #IMS1610. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.IMS1610). 9 x 12 in inches.Though my training as a musician and a composer is firmly rooted in western art music, more specifically within anAmerican collegiate environment, a lot of my inspiration and musical influences come from jazz. In Lyddimy,compositional influence came from one of my favorite jazz composers and theorists, George Russell. The LydianDiminished Scale , in which all but one note of the pitch material is derived, comes directly out of Russell's theory,The Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization . Another inspiration for this piece are my close friends hereat Arizona State University, Dr. Audrey Miller (of whom this piece was written for) and Dr. Kate Mackenzie. It wasin spending time with them that the subject matter and the inspiration to write this piece of music culminated.It is, however, the theme of the composition that ties the entire piece together. Though it is literally woven into thefabric of this piece, and relatively easy to point out, in listening, and even in analyzing the piece, it would bedifficult for one to discover the theme, much less find all of the nuances that unfold. It's pretty easy to see the wordLyddimy is partially derived from the name of the scale being used: the LYD ian DIM inished scale. However,you might also notice that Lyddimy bares resemblance to another word from the english language of a sexuallyexplicit nature. Lyddimy is designed first and foremost as a mirror image of cultures that are comprised of verysexual human beings, yet have obscured the idea of sex or even the mentioning of the word (through miseducationand/or the misuse of religion) in a manner that is confusing and misleading to the community at large.

Trumpet Duet Trumpet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1085356 Composed by Traditional Irish Reel. Arranged by Liza Zumbrunnen. Celtic,Classical,Folk,Irish,Multicultural,Traditional,World. Score. 4 pages. Liza Zumbrunnen #689504. Published by Liza Zumbrunnen (A0.1085356). This is a fun and lively Irish reel (usually played by fiddle). Here it is played by two trumpets (or any pair of like instruments)- but beware, it's not as easy as it looks! Once it is mastered at a medium tempo, then kick it up a notch to make this a tune that needs to be danced to! Also known as Donegall Boys, I Wish I Never Knew You, MacLean’s Favorite, MacLean’s Favourite, Maud Millar’s, Maud Miller’s, Maud Millers, Maude Millar, Maude Miller, Mrs Smullen, Mrs. Smullen’s, My Love Is Fair And Handsome, and Sporting Molly.

Strings Acoustic Guitar,Bass Guitar,Drum Set,Electric Guitar,Violin - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1486130 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Zoran Radanovic. Folk,Multicultural,Standards,Traditional,Wedding,World. 79 pages. Zoran Radanovic #1063186. Published by Zoran Radanovic (A0.1486130). This arrangement is for professional band with set of parts.Ciocârlia (meaning the skylark) is a Romanian tune, allegedly composed by the Romani-Romanian pan flute player Anghelu? Dinicu[1][2] in the virtuosic style of the urban l?utareasc? music from late 19th century. Anghelu? Dinicu first presented the tune in 1889 at the inauguration of the Eiffel Tower. However, the most famous version would become that of his grandson Grigora? Dinicu, that adapted the tune for violin. George Enescu also was inspired by Ciocârlia for his composition the Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 for orchestra. Ciocârlia has been covered numerous times, but because it is a piece of l?ut?reasc? music and not a piece of Romanian peasant music it cannot be considered representative for the Romanian peasant spirit.[3] In the case of the Ciocârlia, like with other famous tunes of l?ut?reasc? music, there were attempts to hide the name of the composer in order to make it seem anonymous/traditional.[4] It is known as Ševa (????) and ?u?uliga (????????) in Serbian, Bulgarian and Macedonian. It has also become highly popular in the Jewish Klezmer repertoire.[5] In Georgia, the tune became widely adopted into traditional folk music repertoire and is known as Torola (??????, the lark)[6] During the communist-era, the Romanian intelligence service operated a numbers station believed to be used by spies in foreign countries. The station known as V01 became well known for its use of Ciocârlia as its opening interval, which would be followed by a series of number-coded messages in Romanian and concluded with the words Terminat. The station fell off the air soon after the 1989 coup and overthrow of Ceausescu.[7] The song was featured as part of the soundtrack for the 2009 Ubisoft game Rabbids Go Home, performed by Moldovan gypsy brass band Fanfare Vagabontu.

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.925568 By Earth Wind and Fire. By Bill Champlin, David Babyface Foster, and Jay Graydon. Arranged by Watarai Mio. R & B. Score. 9 pages. Watarai Studio #6429353. Published by Watarai Studio (A0.925568). My rendition of Earth, Wind & Fire's - After The Love Has Gone. It's meant for intermediate/advanced players, as it has numerous challenging notes, but I have given it my best to convey the feeling of the original song with this Piano solo.I hope you will enjoy this rendition and enjoy it as much as I had fun creating it!

Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.958682 Composed by Juan Carlos Cortés A. 20th Century,Concert,Instructional,Standards,World. Score. 3 pages. Juan Carlos Cortés Aguirre #5721371. Published by Juan Carlos Cortés Aguirre (A0.958682). Serie de 12 composiciones de carácter libre que no pretenden encajar en el estilo ortodoxo y puro del barroco, sino utilizar estos elementos musicales como simples ejercicios lúdicos para delite de quién lo compuso e inquietud de quién lo estudie. Se reitera siempre en todas las composiciones de esta serie, que: Aunque lo parezca, no se trata de emular al gran Juan Sebastián Bach; más bien, al componer en este estilo se rinde un tributo de eterna gratitud y admiración por la majestuosidad y Perfeccion de su obra, como lo han hecho multitud de músicos en el mundo a través de la historia.Series of 12 free-character compositions that do not intend to fit into the orthodox and pure style of the Baroque, but rather use these musical elements as simple playful exercises to delight those who composed it and the concern of those who study it. It is always reiterated in all the compositions in this series, that: Although it may seem so, it is not about emulating the great Juan Sebastián Bach; rather, when composing in this style a tribute of eternal gratitude and admiration for the majesty and Perfection of his work, as many musicians in the world have done throughout history.

Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.958684 Composed by Juan Carlos Cortés A. 20th Century,Concert,Instructional,Standards,World. Score. 2 pages. Juan Carlos Cortés Aguirre #5721363. Published by Juan Carlos Cortés Aguirre (A0.958684). Serie de 12 composiciones de carácter libre que no pretenden encajar en el estilo ortodoxo y puro del barroco, sino utilizar estos elementos musicales como simples ejercicios lúdicos para delite de quién lo compuso e inquietud de quién lo estudie. Se reitera siempre en todas las composiciones de esta serie, que: Aunque lo parezca, no se trata de emular al gran Juan Sebastián Bach; más bien, al componer en este estilo se rinde un tributo de eterna gratitud y admiración por la majestuosidad y Perfeccion de su obra, como lo han hecho multitud de músicos en el mundo a través de la historia.Series of 12 free-character compositions that do not intend to fit into the orthodox and pure style of the Baroque, but rather use these musical elements as simple playful exercises to delight those who composed it and the concern of those who study it. It is always reiterated in all the compositions in this series, that: Although it may seem so, it is not about emulating the great Juan Sebastián Bach; rather, when composing in this style a tribute of eternal gratitude and admiration for the majesty and Perfection of his work, as many musicians in the world have done throughout history.

Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.958690 Composed by Juan Carlos Cortés A. 20th Century,Instructional,Multicultural,Standards,World. Score. 2 pages. Juan Carlos Cortés Aguirre #5721395. Published by Juan Carlos Cortés Aguirre (A0.958690). Serie de 12 composiciones de carácter libre que no pretenden encajar en el estilo ortodoxo y puro del barroco, sino utilizar estos elementos musicales como simples ejercicios lúdicos para delite de quién lo compuso e inquietud de quién lo estudie. Se reitera siempre en todas las composiciones de esta serie, que: Aunque lo parezca, no se trata de emular al gran Juan Sebastián Bach; más bien, al componer en este estilo se rinde un tributo de eterna gratitud y admiración por la majestuosidad y Perfeccion de su obra, como lo han hecho multitud de músicos en el mundo a través de la historia.Series of 12 free-character compositions that do not intend to fit into the orthodox and pure style of the Baroque, but rather use these musical elements as simple playful exercises to delight those who composed it and the concern of those who study it. It is always reiterated in all the compositions in this series, that: Although it may seem so, it is not about emulating the great Juan Sebastián Bach; rather, when composing in this style a tribute of eternal gratitude and admiration for the majesty and Perfection of his work, as many musicians in the world have done throughout history.

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.851104 By Nine Inch Nails. By Trent Reznor. Arranged by Whimsically Macabre (ASCAP). Contemporary. Score. 4 pages. Stacy Fahrion #4633863. Published by Stacy Fahrion (A0.851104). This solo piano arrangement was inspired by the version on Black Mirror. It's arranged by Stacy Fahrion/Whimsically Macabre Music (ASCAP).I get really excited when music can carry multiple contradictory meanings, and spend a lot of time thinking about how I can mess with my audience by making things sound familiar but wrong. When I saw the Rachel, Jack, and Ashley Too episode of Black Mirror, I recognized the melody of the oddly upbeat pop song Ashley O was singing but couldn't quite place it because unconsciously I knew something was really off, and then slowly it dawned on me that it was a NIN cover, and I flipped out with utter joy that someone had just done something to me that I'm constantly trying to do to them. Every time the song played throughout the episode, I couldn't stop laughing, not just at the lyrics, but especially at a certain trite & upbeat sounding bassline and all of the different musical elements that completely changed the feel of the original. So of course I needed to write my own arrangement of that arrangement. I hope you enjoy it. You can find more Whimsically Macabre Music in the following places:Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WhimsicallyMacabreMusicrecordings: https://whimsicallymacabre.bandcamp.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhimsicallyMacabreother Whimsically Macabre sheet music: https://pianopronto.com/composers-community/stacy-fahrion/

Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.958685 Composed by Juan Carlos Cortés A. Concert,Instructional,Standards,World. Score. 3 pages. Juan Carlos Cortés Aguirre #5721375. Published by Juan Carlos Cortés Aguirre (A0.958685). Serie de 12 composiciones de carácter libre que no pretenden encajar en el estilo ortodoxo y puro del barroco, sino utilizar estos elementos musicales como simples ejercicios lúdicos para delite de quién lo compuso e inquietud de quién lo estudie. Se reitera siempre en todas las composiciones de esta serie, que: Aunque lo parezca, no se trata de emular al gran Juan Sebastián Bach; más bien, al componer en este estilo se rinde un tributo de eterna gratitud y admiración por la majestuosidad y Perfeccion de su obra, como lo han hecho multitud de músicos en el mundo a través de la historia.Series of 12 free-character compositions that do not intend to fit into the orthodox and pure style of the Baroque, but rather use these musical elements as simple playful exercises to delight those who composed it and the concern of those who study it. It is always reiterated in all the compositions in this series, that: Although it may seem so, it is not about emulating the great Juan Sebastián Bach; rather, when composing in this style a tribute of eternal gratitude and admiration for the majesty and Perfection of his work, as many musicians in the world have done throughout history.

Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1109670 By Juan Carlos Cortés Aguirre. By Juan Carlos Cortés A. Arranged by Juan Carlos Cortés Aguirre. Baroque,Classical,Folk,Instructional,Latin. Score. 3 pages. Juan Carlos Cortés Aguirre #712030. Published by Juan Carlos Cortés Aguirre (A0.1109670). Composición original en Re menor por: JUAN CARLOS CORTÉS A. Composición Uccellino (* Pajarillo: Golpe rítmico de Joropo llanero Colombo-Venezolano) ben temperato, de carácter libre que no pretenden encajar en el estilo ortodoxo y puro del Barroco o Renacimiento, sino utilizar estos elementos musicales como simples ejercicios lúdicos para delite de quién compone e inquietud de quién lo escucha. Se reitera la expresado en las anteriores composiciones de esta clase, que: Aunque lo parezca, no se trata de emular al gran Juan Sebastián Bach, más bien al componer en este estilo se rinde un tributo eterno de gratitud y admiración por la majestuosidad y perfección de su obra, como lo han hecho multitud de músicos en el mundo a través de la historia... Original composition in D minor by: JUAN CARLOS CORTES A. Uccellino composition (* Pajarillo: Rhythmic beat of Colombian-Venezuelan Joropo llanero) ben temperato, of free character that do not pretend to fit in the orthodox and pure style of the Baroque or Renaissance, but to use these musical elements as simple playful exercises for the delight of who composes and concern of who listens to it. It reiterates what was expressed in the previous compositions of this class, that: Although it may seem like it, it is not about emulating the great Juan Sebastián Bach, rather when composing in this style an eternal tribute of gratitude and admiration is paid for the majesty and perfection of his work, as many musicians have done in the world through history...

Full Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1043121 By Barry Manilow. By Bruce Johnston. Arranged by Kevin Riley. 20th Century,Pop. Score and parts. 57 pages. Kevin Riley #647831. Published by Kevin Riley (A0.1043121). I Write the Songs is a popular song written by Bruce Johnston in 1975 and released on his album Going Public in 1977. Barry Manilow's version reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 1976 after spending two weeks atop the Billboard adult contemporary chart in December 1975. It won a Grammy Award for Song of the Year and was nominated for Record of the Year in 1977. Billboard ranked it as the No. 13 song of 1976. The original version was recorded by Captain & Tennille, who worked with Johnston in the early 1970s with the Beach Boys. It appears on their 1975 album Love Will Keep Us Together. The first release of I Write the Songs as a single was by teen idol David Cassidy from his 1975 solo album The Higher They Climb, which was also produced by Johnston. Cassidy's version reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart in August of that year. Johnston has stated that, for him, the I in the song is God, and that songs come from the spirit of creativity in everyone. He has said that the song is not about his Beach Boys bandmate Brian Wilson. Manilow was initially reluctant to record the song, stating in his autobiography Sweet Life: The problem with the song was that if you didn't listen carefully to the lyric, you would think that the singer was singing about himself. It could be misinterpreted as a monumental ego trip.[3] After persuasion by Clive Davis, then president of Arista Records, Manilow recorded the song, and his version of I Write the Songs was the first single taken from the album Tryin' to Get the Feeling. It first charted on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 15, 1975, reaching the top of the chart nine weeks later, on January 17, 1976. Cash Box said of Manilow's version Good work Barry describing the song as melodic, ballad-like beginning grows into an operatic crescendo, all done in clear production that all age groups will appreciate.