Rubies (After Thelonious Monk’s Ruby, My Dear)

G. Schirmer Autograph Edition
Composer John Harbison writes: Rubies is a version of Thelonious Monk’s Ruby, My Dear, which he composed while still in his teens. When I was invited by the Seattle Symphony to make a short piece reflecting my first musical passions, my thoughts were of Bach and Monk. Since I had recently made some Bach-like chorale preludes, I chose to make a version of Monk’s tune, first in a chamber-musical, contrapuntal manner, then in the grand orchestral style I had always heard lurking there. Dur: 5:30

Additional Information

SKU: 50600223
UPC: 888680066277
ISBN-10: 1495019950
ISBN-13: 9781495019951
Series: G. Schirmer Band/Orchestra
Format: Score Only
Page Count: 16
Contributors: John Harbison/ed. Peter Stanley Martin