Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky)

Conductor

Words and Music by BILL CONTI, AYN ROBBINS and CAROL CONNERS Arranged by JOAN THORP

INSTRUMENTATION

1 – Conductor 8 – Flute 1 – Oboe (opt.) 8 – Clarinet 2 – Bass Clarinet * 4 – Alto Saxophone 2 – Tenor Saxophone (opt.) 1 – Baritone Saxophone * 6 – Trumpet 2 – F Horn (opt.) 6 – Trombone/Baritone B.C./Bassoon * 2 – Baritone T.C. * 1 – Tuba * 1 – Drum Kit 1 – Suspended Cymbal 1 – Congas 1 – Tambourine PREVIEW1 – Keyboard Percussion (opt.)

* Any one or more of these instruments will provide an adequate Bass part.

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PREVIEW Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) Words and Music by BILL CONTI, AYN ROBBINS and CAROL CONNERS Arranged by JOAN THORP Disco q = 176 or h = 88 Flute     

Clarinet                f

Alto Saxophone     

Tenor Saxophone (+ F Horn)   (optional)  

Trumpet                          f

Low Brass & Woodwinds      

Drum Kit    

Suspended Cymbal  with soft mallets    

Congas  or Bongos PREVIEW     

Tambourine     

Oboe Keyboard Percussion   (optional)  

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Fl.        mf

Cl.                        mf 

A. Sax.                         f mf

T. Sax. (+ F Hn)            f mf

Tpt                          mf

L.B./W.W.          f mf

    Dr.           mf

Cym.     

L L LRLR Congas             PREVIEWmf

Tap Shake & Tap Tamb.                  mf

Oboe  K'b Perc.       mf

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Fl.          

Cl.        

 A. Sax.        

T. Sax.  (+ F Hn)       

Tpt          

L.B./W.W.                 

                    Dr.                          

Cym. 

Congas                       PREVIEW       

Tamb.                                              

Oboe  K'b Perc.         

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Fl.                   

Cl.          

A. Sax.          

T. Sax.  (+ F Hn)         

Tpt               

L.B./W.W.              

                    Dr.                          

Cym. 

Congas                       PREVIEW       

Tamb.                                              

Oboe   K'b Perc.                 

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Fl.                  p f    

Cl.                p f    

 A. Sax.                p f    

T. Sax. (+ F Hn)                  p f    

Tpt                    p f     mf

     L.B./W.W.              p f

                    Dr.                             p f mf

roll hit choke Cym.                p  f

R R R R R L L L L L L RLR Congas                        PREVIEW           p f mf

Tap Shake Tamb.                                          p f mf

Oboe  K'b Perc.                 p f    

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Fl.                mf

Cl.     mf

A. Sax.           mf

T. Sax. (+ F Hn)   mf

Tpt   

L.B./W.W.                mf

                    Dr.                          

Cym. 

L L LRLR Congas                       PREVIEW       

Shake & Tap Tamb.                                              

Oboe           K'b Perc.      mf

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 Fl.        p

Cl.       p

A. Sax.          p

T. Sax.  (+ F Hn)        p

Tpt         p

L.B./W.W.        p

                    Dr.                           p

roll Cym.     p 

Congas                       PREVIEW        p

Tamb.                                               p

Oboe     K'b Perc.     p

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Cl.                     f    

       A. Sax.                f     

T. Sax.     (+ F Hn)               f      

Tpt                   f        

L.B./W.W.                  f   

                    Dr.                             f

hit choke hit let ring let ring Cym.                  f

R R R R R L L L L L LRLR L L LRLR Congas                         PREVIEW          f

Tap Shake Shake & Tap Tamb.                                        f 

       Oboe             K'b Perc.         f

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  Fl.                 

Cl.               

  A. Sax.               

T. Sax.     (+ F Hn)           

Tpt                 

L.B./W.W.                

                    Dr.                            

let ring let ring Cym.            

Congas                       PREVIEW       

Tamb.                                              

  Oboe        K'b Perc.          

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Fl.          

Cl.        

A. Sax.         

T. Sax.   (+ F Hn)             

Tpt        

      L.B./W.W.           

                Dr.                     

let ring let ring let ring Cym.        

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Tamb.                                     

Oboe      K'b Perc.     

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  Fl.                   

Cl.               

     A. Sax.             

T. Sax.       (+ F Hn)            

Tpt                   

       L.B./W.W.               

                    Dr.                            

roll hit roll hit choke Cym.                 p  f p  f

R R R L L L Congas                  PREVIEW          

Tap Tamb.                                       

 Oboe         K'b Perc.           

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PREVIEW JOAN THORP IS A SYDNEY-BASED MUSICIAN, TEACHER, CONDUCTOR AND ARRANGER WITH 10 YEARS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.

TO HER PERFORMING CREDITS SHE HAS AN ATCL FRENCH HORN DIPLOMA PLUS STATE AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES FROM THE NATIONAL BAND ASSOCIATION.

JOAN IS AN ACCREDITED MEMBER OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSIC TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION, THE AUSTRALIAN BAND AND ORCHESTRA DIRECTORS’ ASSOCIATION AND THE MUSIC ARRANGERS’ GUILD OF AUSTRALIA AND HAS AN AMUSA THEORY OF MUSIC DIPLOMA.

JOAN CONDUCTS SEVERAL PRIMARY AND HIGH SCHOOL BANDS PLUS THE PROFESSIONAL CORPORATE FUNCTION BANDS, ABRACADABRA AND ALAKAZAM.

THORP MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS, WRITTEN BY MUSIC EDUCATORS FOR MUSIC EDUCATORS, HAVE UTILISED PROGRESSIVE MUSICAL CONCEPTS WITHOUT PREVIEWCOMPROMISING ENTERTAINMENT VALUE.

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