Rubies (After Thelonious Monk's Ruby, My Dear) G. Schirmer Autograph Edition

Composer: John Harbison
Arranger: Thelonious Monk
Editor: Peter Stanley Martin
Instrument: Concert Band
Publisher: G SCHIRMER, INC

Song List:
Rubies

Instrumentation:
CONDUCTOR SCORE (FULL SCORE)
PICCOLO
FLUTE 1
FLUTE 2
OBOE 1
OBOE 2
ENGLISH HORN
BASSOON 1
BASSOON 2
CONTRABASSOON
BB CLARINET 1
BB CLARINET 2
BB CLARINET 3
BB BASS CLARINET
BB CONTRA BASS CLARINET
BB SOPRANO SAX
EB ALTO SAXOPHONE 1
EB ALTO SAXOPHONE 2
BB TENOR SAXOPHONE
EB BARITONE SAXOPHONE
BB TRUMPET 1
BB TRUMPET 2
BB TRUMPET 3
C TRUMPET 1
C TRUMPET 2
C TRUMPET 3
F HORN 1
F HORN 2
F HORN 3
F HORN 4
TROMBONE 1
TROMBONE 2
TROMBONE 3
BARITONE B.C.
TUBA
PERCUSSION 1
PERCUSSION 2
PERCUSSION 3
TIMPANI
PIANO
HARP
CONTRABASS

Description:
Composer John Harbison writes: “Rubies is a version of Thelonious Monk's Ruby, My Dear, which he composed while still in his teens. When I was invited by the Seattle Symphony to make a short piece reflecting my first musical passions, my thoughts were of Bach and Monk. Since I had recently made some Bach-like chorale preludes, I chose to make a version of Monk's tune, first in a chamber-musical, contrapuntal manner, then in the grand orchestral style I had always heard lurking there.” Dur: 5:30

(Recorded live by the Rutgers Symphony Band – Peter Stanley Martin, guest conductor)
Difficulty: 5