Send in the Clowns
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Product ID: GM1 CP002
By Stephen Sondheim
Publisher:
Goodmusic
Arranger:
Good
Series:
Concert Pops
Line Up:
Symphony Orchestra
Duration:
3:30
Level: 3
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Stephen Sondheim is a composer of many musical shows. He first became known, however, as a lyricist writing the words for some of the songs in Leonard Bernstein's "Candide" in 1956 and then for "West Side Story"the following year. He then took to writing words AND music and in 1973 this beautiful ballad, "Send in the Clowns" taken from his show "A Little Night Music", became an international hit.
Instrumentation
2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bassoons, Alto Saxophone in Eb (optional) 2 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Timpani, Percussion (Suspended cymbal, Glockenspiel) Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass)
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Composer
Stephen Sondheim (1930-)
Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22, 1930) is an American composer and lyricist for stage and film. He is the winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards (eight, more than any other composer) including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, multiple Grammy Awards, and a Pulitzer Prize. Described by Frank Rich of the New York Times as "the greatest, and perhaps best-known artist working in musical theatre", his most famous scores include (as composer/lyricist) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, and Assassins. He also wrote the lyrics for West Side Story and Gypsy.
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