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Arrangement List - 2000 Light Years Away - 1.1

Revision Information
Title2000 Light Years Away
ArtistGreen Day
Arranger DaveUCD2000
Revision1.1
DateSun, Mar 31, 2002
StatusComplete

Files
File Size Date Uploaded Downloads Description 
2000LYA.mid 37k Sun, Mar 31, 2002 382 MIDI Sequence
2000lya_score.pdf 92k Sun, Mar 31, 2002 210 Score

Remarks
I made some revisions to the first files I put out. Such changes include changing the alto sax part by transposing it an octave higher. I realized that sometimes MIDIs dont give the accurate tone of some instruments which include Saxophone instruments. Let me know if there is any other part that sux because it's not at the right range.

Revision Comments
Posted by Mazer Mon, Apr 1, 2002
I believe you may also want to do the same with the Tenor and Bari Sax parts, and definitely want to do that with the Baritone BC part. The way I think of it this way:

Baritone BC has exactly the same range as Trombone.
Baritone TC has exactly the same range as Trumpet.
This includes areas in the range that are a little harder to play or for most people to sound solid

All the saxes have the same written range (Bb below middle C to F which sits on three lines above the staff), and the range happens to be very close to the same as a trombone's range if you simply changed the clef to bass clef (and made it the appropriate key).

Posted by DaveUCD2000 Mon, Apr 1, 2002
Is the tenor sax part really too low? So if I just transpose it an octave higher will that be still at a comfortable range?

Posted by dvsing Mon, Apr 1, 2002
As far as transposing the tenor part, I wouldn't take the whole thing up an octave-- what I would do is take the lower split of the tenor part up an octave (inverting the part up one inversion). That would put it in more of a sweet-spot for the horn.

Also, I'd reccomend that you give the saxes something else besides background stuff -- they like having the melody or a countermelody or something... (just more arranging psychology from me again)