Glenn Miller's Method for Orchestral Arranging

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Glenn Miller's Method for Orchestral Arranging - Wikipedia

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Glenn Miller's Method for Orchestral Arranging is a 1943 book on arranging by Glenn Miller published by the Mutual Music Society in the U.S. and Chappell & Co., Ltd., in the UK.

Background

The book was published in New York by the Mutual Music Society on May 28, 1943, consisting of 116 pages.^[1] The book was wrapped in dark red cloth with two stapled, folded multiple page scores, with the title in a gold color.^[2] The two songs featured were "The Song of the Volga Boatmen" in six pages and "I'm Thrilled" in five pages, which had been released as 78 singles by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra on RCA Victor. Glenn Miller described the process of making orchestral arrangements with many examples from his own orchestra. There were chapters on "Making a smooth arrangement", "Making a rhythmic arrangement", and "Orchestral effects".

The book was also published in a similar UK edition in 1943 by Chappell & Co., Ltd., 50 New Bond Street, in London, W.I, printed by Lowe and Brydone.

The book was influential on later jazz arrangers. Grammy Award winning arranger Bob Freedman used the book to develop his own arranging techniques.^[3]

James Stewart was shown reading the book in a 1953 Universal Pictures promotional photograph for the film The Glenn Miller Story.

References

^ WorldCat.
^ "York University Libraries". Archived from the original on 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
^ ""I had been playing piano and clarinet with the school band, and when I was 13 I bought a book called Glenn Miller's Method for Orchestral Arranging. There were instructions for writing along with two or three scores of songs Miller had recorded. So I'd read the scores and listen to the records. That's how I learned the fundamentals of arranging." "Bob Freedman on Maynard Ferguson". January 15, 2010. Jazzwax.com". Archived from the original on January 26, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2015.

Sources

Flower, John (1972). Moonlight Serenade: a bio-discography of the Glenn Miller Civilian Band. New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House. ISBN 0-87000-161-2.
Miller, Glenn (1943). Glenn Miller's Method for Orchestral Arranging. New York: Mutual Music Society. ASIN: B0007DMEDQ
Simon, George Thomas (1980). Glenn Miller and His Orchestra. New York: Da Capo paperback. ISBN 0-306-80129-9.
Simon, George Thomas (1971). Simon Says. New York: Galahad. ISBN 0-88365-001-0.
Schuller, Gunther (1991). The Swing Era: The Development of Jazz, 1930–1945, Vol. 2. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-507140-9.
Sudhalter, Richard (1999). Lost Chords. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-514838-X

External links

Glenn Miller's Method for Orchestral Arranging, Google Books. Archived 2023-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
Biographies: Glenn Miller on PBS.org. Archived 2014-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
Catalog of Copyright Entries, U.S. Library of Congress, 1943. Archived 2023-04-27 at the Wayback Machine

Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

Number one hits

1939	"Stairway to the Stars" "Over the Rainbow" "In the Mood"
1940	"Tuxedo Junction" "The Woodpecker Song"
1941	"Song of the Volga Boatmen" "Chattanooga Choo Choo" "Elmer's Tune"
1942	"A String of Pearls" "Moonlight Cocktail" "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo"
1943	"That Old Black Magic"

Other notable songs

"American Patrol"
"Anvil Chorus"
"At Last"
"Blueberry Hill"
"Caribbean Clipper"
"Crosstown"
"Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (with Anyone Else but Me)"
"Here We Go Again"
"I Dreamt I Dwelt in Harlem"
"I Know Why (And So Do You)"
"It Must Be Jelly ('Cause Jam Don't Shake like That)"
"Jukebox Saturday Night"
"Little Brown Jug"
"Moonlight Becomes You"
"Moonlight Serenade"
"The Nearness of You"
"A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"
"Pennsylvania 6-5000"
"Perfidia"
"St. Louis Blues"
"Serenade in Blue"
"Skylark"
"Sunrise Serenade"
"(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover"

Albums

Chicago Jazz Classics (1943)
Up Swing (1944)
Smoke Rings (1944)
Glenn Miller (1945)
Glenn Miller Masterpieces, Volume II (1947)
Glenn Miller Plays Selections From the Film "The Glenn Miller Story" (1954)
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
The Glenn Miller Carnegie Hall Concert (1958)
Pure Gold (1975)
In the Digital Mood (1983)

Members

Vocalists	Marion Hutton Ray Eberle Tex Beneke Jack Lathrop Ernie Caceres Kay Starr Dorothy Claire Paula Kelly The Modernaires Skip Nelson
Musicians	Al Klink Al Mastren Paul Tanner Toby Tyler Tommy Mack Frank D’Annolfo Howard Gibeling Jimmy Priddy Wilbur Schwartz Stanley Aronson Hal McIntyre Tex Beneke Ernie Caceres Jimmy Abato Gabe Galinas Hal Tennyson Benny Feman Babe Russin Skip Martin Johnny Austin Lou Mucci Bob Price Charlie Hill Legh Knowles Mickey McMickle Clyde Hurley Johnny Best Zeke Zarchy Charles Frankhauser Billy May Ray Anthony Alec Fila Bill Graham Steve Lipkins Allan Reuss Arthur Ens Dick Fisher Jack Lathrop Bobby Hackett Bill Conway Chummy MacGregor Bob Spangler Cody Sandifer Frankie Carlson Maurice Purtill Rollie Bundock Tony Carlson Trigger Alpert Doc Goldberg
Arrangers	Jerry Gray Bill Finegan Glenn Miller Billy May
Composers	Glenn Miller Harry Warren Mack Gordon

Army Air Force
band alumni

Media

Films	The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935) Sun Valley Serenade (1941) Orchestra Wives (1942) Upbeat in Music (1943) The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
Publications	125 Jazz Breaks for Trombone (1927) Glenn Miller's Method for Orchestral Arranging (1943)

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