Scores

Greensleeves

I’m really excited to have Gil’s arrangement of “Greensleeves” available first time through ArtistShare® for people to study and perform. This is great example of how Gil could frame an arrangement perfectly around a soloist. This chart was written for the great guitarist Kenny Burrell and recorded on his album, Guitar Forms (Verve). Like all the music available in the Gil Evans Scores Project, this chart was taken from Gil’s original manuscript, and includes a monster “shout chorus” the really takes this chart to another level.

As with all of Gil’s music, close attention needs to be paid to the instrumentation, as it rarely resembles a standard big band. The instrumentation for “Greensleeves” is as follows:

• 5 Reeds:

  • Reed 1:  Soprano Sax

  • Reed 2:  Alto Sax

  • Reed 3:  Tenor Sax, English Horn

  • Reed 4:  Tenor Sax, Bassoon

  • Reed 5:  Oboe, English Horn

• 1 French Horn

• 2 Trumpets

• 2 Trombones

• 1 Tuba

• 3 Rhythm (Gtr./Bass/Dms.)

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