A VERY DIFFICULT uptempo swing Big Band arrangement of Beethoven's classic 3rd movement from the seminal "Moonlight Sonata" as heard in this youtube video:

https://youtu.be/EhDtCYkCrlU

Most people are familiar with the 1st movement of this great piece, which is beautiful and haunting, but the 3rd movement has always stuck with me as an incredibly powerful and dramatic piece of music.

I wanted to pay tribute to this great composer 8BBB style while showcasing the INCREDIBLE musicianship in this band! For those who don't know, we do not rehearse music before we record it. These absolute stone cold incredible musicians here in NYC came in and read this sheet music the day of the recording session, and let me tell you this arrangement is HARD. I myself tried to learn it on piano, but could never get it up to full speed so I arranged it for my friends to play instead :)

*WARNING* This arrangement is EXTREMELY difficult to play live for most members of the orchestra, and so I can't in good faith recommend that you attempt to play it live with your own band, but I can't stop you from trying, PERFORM AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Scored for:

5 saxes - Alto sax 1 (dbling soprano), Alto Sax 2, Tenor Sax 1, Tenor Sax 2 (dbling soprano), Baritone Sax

4 Trumpets

3 Tenor Trombone

1 Bass Trombone

1 French Horn

Guitar, Piano, Upright Bass, Drum Set

String Section (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello)

Harp