Name: Funeral For A Friend (arr. David J. Miller) by Elton John Brass Ensemble Digital Sheet Music
Brand: Sterling Music Editions
Price: 49.99 USD
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Funeral For A Friend (arr. David J. Miller)
by Elton John Brass Ensemble - Digital Sheet Music

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Product Details

Title Funeral For A Friend (arr. David J. Miller)

Artist Elton John

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Elton John Bernie Taupin

Arranger David J. Miller

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 18

Arrangement Brass Ensemble

Publisher Sterling Music Editions

Level 5

Product ID 1606476

Genre Pop Rock Classical 20th Century

Performance Group Brass Ensemble

Product Description

Sir Elton John's "Funeral for a Friend" opens his 1973 album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road." This instrumental track continues seamlessly into his radio hit "Love Lies Bleeding." The music was written as the answer to what he would like to have performed at his own funeral. This piece has been previously covered live by both Dream Theater and Metallica; and we now present the version covered by Barclay Brass! In our live performance at the link below, we segued into Billy Joel's "Piano Man," his hit from the same year. It was our intention to bring together these two great rock pianists with a "suite" of music from 1973.

The synthesizer colors lend themselves perfectly to the sound of a brass choir. Each group of instruments are featured as the mood of the music changes from somber, to angry, to hopeful. This arrangement (complete with the 16 seconds of wind as heard on the album) works as an opener, closer, or anywhere on a concert to create a shift in the flow of your program. To hear how this arrangement works live, click on the link below!

For more brass arrangements by David J. Miller, visit the Barclay Brass YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@TheBarclayBrass/videos

This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.