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AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Jules Verne's popular 1873 adventure novel, "Around the World in Eighty Days," has inspired countless readers, Grade 3 as well as two motion pictures. The first of these, produced by Michael Todd and released in 1956, featured a score by for Concert Band Victor Young that would earn him his sole Oscar Award (awarded posthumously in 1957) for best motion picture score. This arrangement for concert band by Alfred Reed captures the magical essense of Young's original score. Reed's singular talent for band writing would lead to engagements as staff composer for NBC and ABC television from Victor Young 1948-1953. arranged by Victor Young (August 8, 1900 - November 10, 1956) was born in Chicago into a very musical Jewish family. His Alfred Reed father was a member of Joseph Sheehan’s then-famous touring opera company. The young Victor began playing violin at the age of six, and was sent to Poland when he was ten to stay with his grandfather and study at Warsaw Imperial edited by Conservatory. Due to the outbreak of World War I, he was prevented from returning to the U.S. upon gradua�on. He therefore remained in German-occupied Poland, earning his keep by giving lessons and playing in the Warsaw Na�onal R. Mark Rogers Philharmonic Orchestra and small chamber groups. He returned to Chicago in 1920, then went to Los Angeles to join his Polish fiancée. In the mid-1930s he moved to Hollywood where he concentrated on films, recordings of light music and providing backing for popular singers, including Bing Crosby. His composer credits include “When I Fall in Love,” “Around the World,” and other standards. Young received 22 Academy Award nomina�ons for his work in film, twice being nominated four �mes in a single Young/Reed/Rogers year, but he did not win during his life�me. He received his only Oscar posthumously for his score of “Around the World in Eighty Days” (1956). Alfred Reed (January 21, 1921 - September 17, 2005) was a prolific and frequently performed composer and arranger, with more than two hundred published works for concert band, wind ensemble, orchestra, chorus and chamber ensemble to his name. He also traveled extensively as a guest conductor, performing in North America, La�n America, Europe and Asia. From 1955 to 1966, Alfred Reed was the execu�ve editor of Hansen Publica�ons, a music publisher, also lending his talents to other publishers. It was during this �me that his arrangement of Joseph Kosma’s “Autumn Leaves” was wri�en. Southern Music R. Mark Rogers began wri�ng for band while in high school, and con�nued with degrees from Texas Tech University and the University of Texas. Director of Publica�ons for Southern Music Company from 1993 and Managing Editor of the firm since 2015, Rogers has authored edi�ons of the music of Percy Grainger and John Philip Sousa that have entered band repertory worldwide. He is also widely published as an arranger and transcriber, with performances by all five of the Washington, DC service bands. Dr. Rogers is the conductor of the Heart of Texas Concert Band and serves on the adjunct faculty of San Antonio College, Texas Lutheran University and Trinity University. Prior to coming to San Antonio he was on the faculty of the University of South Alabama and a staff member of the University of Texas Longhorn Band. A bassoonist, he performs with the orchestras of Corpus Chris�, Victoria, Laredo, San Antonio and Aus�n, as well as the Mid-Texas Symphony. He is ac�ve in church music and occasionally appears in music theater, performing numerous roles in the opere�as of Gilbert and Sullivan. Sudie, his wife of forty years, their children and spouses (and grandchildren), are the joy of his later years. S956CB Concerts in the Park Series U.S. $75.00 R HL00236120 R MUSIC S946CB HL00236120 MUSIC FULL SCORE Victor Young AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Arranged for concert band by Alfred Reed Edited by R. Mark Rogers INSTRUMENTATION 1-FULL SCORE 3-1st CORNET in Bb 1-PICCOLO 3-2nd CORNET in Bb 3-1st FLUTE 3-3rd CORNET in Bb 3-2nd FLUTE 1-1st HORN in F 1-1st OBOE 1-2nd HORN in F 1-2nd OBOE 1-3rd HORN in F 1-CLARINET in Eb 1-4th HORN in F 4-1st CLARINET in Bb 2-1st TROMBONE 4-2nd CLARINET in Bb 2-2nd TROMBONE 4-3rd CLARINET in Bb 2-3rd TROMBONE 1-ALTO CLARINET in Eb 3-EUPHONIUM in Treble or Bass Clef 2-BASS CLARINET in Bb 4-TUBAS 1-1st BASSOON 1-STRING BASS 1-2nd BASSOON 5-PERCUSSION: 2-1st ALTO SAXOPHONE in Eb TIMPANI (four drums needed), 2-2nd ALTO SAXOPHONE in Eb Crash & Suspended Cymbals, 2-TENOR SAXOPHONE in Bb Bass Drum, and Bells 1-BARITONE SAXOPHONE in Eb Grade 3 Duration: SAMPLE Approx. 2:15 Minutes U.S. $10.00 EAN 13 AROUND THE WORLD-Music by VICTOR YOUNG-Words by HAROLD ADAMSON Copyright © 1956 WB MUSIC CORP. and SONGWRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA This arrangement © 2017 WB MUSIC CORP. and SONGWRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission of ALFRED PUBLISHING LLC HL00236121 S956FS Digital and photographic copying of this publication is illegal. AROUND THE WORLD Southern Music Company’s edition of Alfred Reed’s arrangement of Victor Young’s main title from Michael Todd’s Academy Award Winning film Around the World in Eighty Days (based on the novel by Jules Verne), is a welcome return to the repertory of the wind band. Long out-of-print, this exquisite arrangement was originally published in march size score and parts, with inadequate rehearsal numbers and an entirely unsatisfactory condensed score. Mark Rogers’ edition of this score preserves all aspects of Young’s lovely, romantic tune in a handsome full score that allows conductors to observe the great skill of Alfred Reed’s lush, colorful setting. Ample opportunities can be found to study style and phrasing from the many available vocal recordings of this melody (featuring lyrics by Harold Adamson). Famous singers who have recorded Around the World include Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Ray Conniff, Eddie Fisher, Connie Francis, Bette Midler, Frank Sinatra, and Bobby Vinton. Adult and community bands will welcome this addition to the list of great film music available for performance and public school bands will benefit from the opportunity to play this wonderful, lyrical music. A note about optimal tempo: Victor Young’s tempo as revealed in recordings that he conducted at the time of the film’s debut give a tempo in the range of quarter note at 108 to 116. The composer treats the piece as a moderate tempo waltz in a very graceful style. Later, as this lovely melody entered the world of popular music with the addition of lyrics, the tempo seems to have slowed considerably, as reflected in the printed directive of “Slowly, with great expression” and a metronome marking of quarter note at 72 beats to the minute. We at Southern Music Company believe that the quicker tempo is much more suitable for instrumental performances, but in the event that it might be found possible to include a vocalist in performance, the slower tempo may work quite well. VICTOR YOUNG Victor Young was born in Chicago on August 8, 1900, into a very musical Jewish family, his father being a member of one Joseph Sheehan’s touring opera company. The young Victor began playing violin at the age of six, and was sent to Poland when he was ten to stay with his grandfather and study at Warsaw Imperial Conservatory. When he graduated from the Warsaw Conservatory, he was prevented from returning to the US due to World War I. He remained in Poland, which was occupied by the Germans, earning his keep by giving lessons, playing with the Philharmonic, and in a quartet and a quintet. He returned to Chicago in 1920 to join the orchestra at Central Park Casino. He then went to Los Angeles to join his Polish fiancée, finding employment first as a fiddler in impresario Grauman’s Million Dollar Theatre Orchestra. In the mid-1930s he moved to Hollywood where he concentrated on films, recordings of light music and providing backing for popular singers, including Bing Crosby. His composer credits include “When I Fall in Love,” “Around the World,” and other standards. As an occasional bit player, Young can be glimpsed briefly in the film The Country Girl (1954), playing a recording studio leader conducting Bing Crosby while he records “You’ve Got What It Takes.” He received 22 Academy Award nominations for his work in film, twice being nominated four times in a single year, but he did not win during his lifetime. He received his only Oscar posthumously for his score of Around the World in Eighty Days (1956). Thus, Victor Young holds the record for most Oscar nominations before winning the first award. His last scores were for the 1957 films Omar Khayyam, Run of the Arrow, and China Gate, which were released after his death. The latter was left unfinished at the time of his death and was finished by his long-time friend, Max Steiner. Victor Young died at age 56 on November 10, 1956 in Palm Springs, California, after a cerebral hemorrhage. ALFRED REED Alfred Reed (January 21, 1921 - September 17, 2005) was a prolific and frequently performed composer and arranger, with more than two hundred published works for concert band, wind ensemble, orchestra, chorus and chamber ensemble to his name.