Story Of A Starry Night by Al Hoffman Concert Band - Digital Sheet Music

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The Story of a Starry Night is adapted from Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony, No.6, Op. 74.

The second theme of the first movement formed the basis of a popular song in the 1940s, "(This is) The Story of a Starry Night" (by Mann Curtis, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston) which was popularized by Glenn Miller. This same theme is the music behind "Where", a 1959 hit for Tony Williams and the Platters as well as "In Time", by Steve Lawrence in 1961, and "John O'Dreams" by Bill Caddick. All four songs have different lyrics. It was also used to great effect in one of the early Cinerama movies in the mid-50s.

Excerpts from the symphony can be heard in a number of films, including Victor Young’s theme for Howard Hughes’ 1943 American Western The Outlaw, 1942’s Now, Voyager, the 1997 version of Anna Karenina, as well as The Ruling Class, Minority Report, Sweet Bird of Youth, Soylent Green, Maurice, The Aviator, and The Death of Stalin. It has also accompanied the cartoon The Ren & Stimpy Show, specifically the episode 'Son of Stimpy' where the eponymous cat walks out into a blizzard.

I have decided to score and extract of it for a mixed ensemble. The members can get to know and participate in great Tchaikovsky music, without them feeling it's too difficult. Where the salzedo breath mark is found, the conductor should be watched more closely, as a short break between the notes and the counting takes place before commencing with the next phrase. The other breath marks are just indicating the end of the previous phrase and the commencement of the new one, without losing the beat. Enjoy!