This famous catchy pop song from 1964, written by Tony Hatch and sung by Petula Clark, climbed the charts and became a worldwide hit. In 1965, “Downtown” was awarded a Grammy for “best rock’n’roll song”. Since then, many renowned artist have covered the song.
Stefan Schwalgin intentionally chose the version by Petula Clark as a basis for his arrangement. For one
thing, he honors the original and most famous release of this song. For another, he has great regard for the song’s quasi-orchestral arrangement with a careful and multi-varied instrumentation that offers great possibilities of adapting the sound to the concert band. A rock or pop song’s melodic quality is the essential precondition for an instrumental version. The “Downtown” tune fulfills all requirements and has a high recognition value.
Sextet Set includes:
- Score
- 1st part in Bb/C (Trumpet 1 / Flugelhorn 1)
- 2nd part in Bb/C (Trumpet 2 / Flugelhorn 2)
- 3rd part in Bb/C (Trumpet 3 / Flugelhorn 3)
- 4th part in Bb/C (Trombone 1 / Tenorhorn)
- 4th part in F/Eb (Horn 1)
- 5th part in C/Bb (Trombone 2 / Baritone)
- 5th part in F/Eb (Horn 2)
- 6th part in C/Eb (high) (Tuba 1)
- 6th part in C/Bb (low) (Tuba 2)
- Drumset (ad libitum)
- Accordeon/Guitar (ad libitum)