Downtown Tango by Rick Hirsch - Score & Sound

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Downtown Tango
By Rick Hirsch
Item: 00-45069
Series: Young Jazz Ensemble
Grade 2
Ensemble: Jazz Ensemble
Format: Conductor Score & Parts
"Downtown Tango"" by Rick Hirsch is a soulful tango for sure! A very effective chart with an auxiliary percussion part with castanets for authentic tango flavor. Features include a modest tempo of 104 BPM, lead trumpet range to written G, brief written solos for alto, tenor, trumpet, and trombone. A big shout chorus completes the package. (4:24)
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[@The_Burber]

I love the back and forth with the trombones

[@cassie4373]

Latin tunes are the best, I will not debate anyone on this.

[@looiethedog82]

I agree

[@mental_breakdance7227]

Nothing beats it

[@jlcclj9991]

Fr

[@uhimcoollol]

We just got this song and vehicle today for my jazz band :))

[@makaylakathleen7522]

My brother and sister made all state jazz band of Texas and they played this song. It was awesome! They also played Spain and some other songs.

[@Oh-ce6vd]

Indiana is doing this song this year I’m exited this is my first year making it

[@kheidge2ndchannel547]

@@Oh-ce6vd shit dude I'm doing it in Indiana as well

[@kheidge2ndchannel547]

But im only all region lol

[@bobbyxu7704]

they played a level 2 and level 5 song? what a demon

[@StoverSports]

Easily the most memorable song of my middle school career. So much fun to play! Judson MS band anyone?

[@tobintregear8318]

Current favourite of my jazz band songs

[@aabatteries1741]

Shut up

[@aabatteries1741]

Played this when I was a fetus

[@xxgeneric_usernamexx370]

Just got this for the jazz band that I’m in yesterday. Already one of my favorite pieces I’ve ever played

[@koolestkatever]

Im playing this in jazz rn!!

[@Reagan_Calamity]

This is a really good song for its genre. I hope next year in jazz band we play this :)

[@Promisebreaker222]

The tenor and trumpet solos go hard af

[@Somefuckingdumbass1811]

Cries in trombone

[@The_Burber]

Trombone solo is hard af too

[@SilverBoBilver]

Around 3:50 bari sax b gohin hard

[@redstonellama7511]

2:27 so my favorite with the sax and trombone

[@redstonellama7511]

I can’t 😌

[@turtlecraft1376]

@@redstonellama7511 same

[@redstonellama7511]

1:34

[@xaviergraham2340]

Same

[@Lilyvex]

This is so different from the other things we played

[@The_Burber]

As a trombonist, i call dibs on trombone 1

[@joey1964]

Love that I get to play this for jazz this year

[@BariSaxGuy]

it says optional for bari sax, but the piece wouldn't sound the same without it......

[@gingerstover3257]

BariSaxGuy totally agree!

[@reecesearcy3868]

I would replace the tenor sax solo with a bari one

[@aabatteries1741]

@@reecesearcy3868 no the tenor fits it. But the trombone solo isn’t nessecary so I say switch it with trombone

[@reecesearcy3868]

@@aabatteries1741 the trombone and alto solo sound the best in my opinion

[@aabatteries1741]

@@reecesearcy3868 tenor helps with the transition

[@redstonellama7511]

👌 beautiful 🤩

[@josecarranza6891]

Band is playing this at 1.25 speed, i love it

[@aabatteries1741]

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[@SaxandRelax]

I like it better at normal speed

[@boxedcanine1306]

Accidentally found this

[@aabatteries1741]

Same

[@cstuart5638]

This sounds like “Tonight, We Tango” a piece my jazz band played, but easier. I was able to predcit the song, and it has a lot less rhythmic flair, specially in the sax section.

[@jackiprod.4810]

No cappin cuh

[@chrisbenson4821]

It Sounds a lot like tonight we Tango for Jazz Band

[@aabatteries1741]

I think it’s an improvised remake

[@xNukedApplez]

Does no-one else pick up that the bari sax is playing the intro wrong? The second note isn't being played on the third beat. Trom 3 & 4 + bass guitar come in with the same thing and play it right at bars 18 - 25

[@bigredwanderer]

I’m lead baritone sax in my jazz band and I just saw this. this. Yeah this needs o be changed

[@carbon6615]

Jordan Mead What happens with alot of the scores on youtube is they show the score but they play it with their own style, keeping in mind ornamentation, but this also occurs in others sections such as the tenor sax solo which is completely different than what is played

[@xNukedApplez]

A solo is a solo, it’s up to the player wether they want to improvise or not being given the opportunity to do so of course. However with the baritone it’s just a case of mis-reading

[@rickhirsch4330]

Yes, the bari player mis-read the figure. By the time this I heard the recording they were unable to fix it. At least when he plays it wrong, he plays it strong!

[@jackiprod.4810]

Anyone else in jazz band lol
Hope Mr smith of CHS sees this

[@carlossardina3161]

MEGAJACK HDTV hey jack

[@jackiprod.4810]

Carlos Sardina 3 hey Carlos

[@celine6846]

1:40

[@The_Burber]

I refuse to believe that thats a trumpet solo and not a trombone solo

[@toshikyu2]

i remeber playing this at my wifes wedding!! 😮 I was a 2 year old and she js tiened 50! 😂😂🤣it was amazing and she even kissed ankther guy out of excitement this is really an amazing that gets me into the grrooves..😜🥰 i turned gay not to long ago and came out yesterday! no one supperted and now i have no wife but that is oky because i still have this song in my head and stuck up there 🥰🥰 today i met my sneaky link and he accidently hummped me to the rythym to this song i instantly knew and tried so very hard not to start crying thibking abt my dead wife.💑😓😅😅 This is very romantic me and my sneek link went put and drank a lot but my but is very hurt now i dont know what we did hahhaha 😂❤ Love yhis song keep doing what u dong writer!!!!!😜

[@EliVanWinkle-bw2ze]

What the fuck lmao

[@EliVanWinkle-bw2ze]

If there's anyone from my band here this is a super alt account lol

[@blueintc2]

r/ihadastroke

[@Coreybug]

I had a brain aneurysm trying to read this comment

[@tjp1451]

Bari sax is not playing the correct rhythm in the intro.

[@Chaos4213]

That's how the song goes

[@paris2685]

First

[@aabatteries1741]

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