Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.546507 Composed by Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez. Arranged by Cal Rustad. Broadway,Contemporary,Film/TV,Musical/Show,Pop. Score and parts. 104 pages. Rustad Publishing (Digital) #156522. Published by Rustad Publishing (Digital) (A0.546507). Avenue Q is a musical comedy featuring puppets and human actors with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and book by Jeff Whitty. The show won Best Musical, Book, and Score at the 2004 Tony Awards. The musical premiered Off-Broadway in 2003 at the Vineyard Theatre, co-produced by the Vineyard Theatre and The New Group. In July of that same year, the show moved to the John Golden Theatre on Broadway, where it ran until 2009, playing for over 2,500 performances. “There is Life Outside Your Apartment†is a fan favorite song from the second act of the musical, and it has been re-orchestrated for full concert band while still preserving the playful style and authentic musicality from the original. With the use of an Acme Mouth Siren and a large titanium panel (or sheet metal that can be whacked by a mallet), percussionists can recreate the “city†sound effects that were featured in the original musical production and the use of alternative playing techniques and mutes in the brass contributes to the playful atmosphere. This makes a great addition to a community or high school band pops concert! Instrumentation: Piccolo Flute (1,2) Oboe Bassoon Clarinet (1,2,3) Bass Clarinet Alto Sax (1,2) Tenor Sax Baritone Sax Trumpet (1,2,3) Horn (1,2) Trombone (1,2) Euphonium Tuba Timpani Mallets Percussion 1(snare, sus. cym, bass drum) Percussion 2 (hi-hat, woodblocks, mouth siren, triangle, ride cym, titanium panel).
