Product Description
For Concert Band and Rock Combo
Id Do Anything for Love (But I Wont Do That)" is perhaps the most commercially successful of Steinmans works, reaching No. 1 in 28 countries upon its release in 1993. The song marked a major comeback for Meat Loaf, reuniting him with Steinman after a long hiatus following the monumental success of Bat Out of Hell (1977). The track earned a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo, and cemented its place in pop culture with its theatricality, sweeping orchestration, and unforgettable title.
Despite its complex structure and operatic scope, the emotional heart of the song is simple: a vow of unshakable love, tempered by personal boundaries and self-respect. In this way, Steinman transformed a rock anthem into a deeply theatrical and human expression of passion and principle.
For performers, this piece offers a unique opportunity to explore Steinmans signature contrasts: grandeur and intimacy, tenderness and bombast, and the space between rock energy and symphonic lyricism. Interpreters may find inspiration in its stage treatment within Bat Out of Hell: The Musical, adopting a sense of narrative pacing that builds towards a triumphant, cathartic release. By channeling the same larger-than-life theatricality that closed the musical, performers can elevate the song beyond a concert work into a fully immersive emotional journeyone that feels, even in isolation, like the grand finale to an epic love story.
This arrangement is in the more wind band friendly key of Eb major. It is also available in the originally recorded key of D major. It features exposed solos and duets for piccolo, alto clarinet, alto sax, and horn in F. The alto clarinet and horn solos are cued in other voices. In addition the rock combo has considerable opportunity for solos and creative rhythmic support.
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