With all the charisma of the original, Victor Lopez's arrangement of "Pennsylvania 6-5000" is a treat for your intermediate orchestra -- of course you'll have to explain the Pennsylvania exchange concept from the pre-touchtone days. The chart offers lots of opportunity to be creative with the ringing sounds -- bring it up to date by using a cell phone ring! Take a journey through musical and communication history with this energetic tune. Works with strings and percussion or with full orchestra. Enjoy!
In the full orchestra series, all material (except percussion) is covered in the string writing so the pieces can be performed in their entirety by a string orchestra, or by adding winds and percussion you can perform these works as a full orchestra.
Duration 1:45
Instrumentation
conductor
flute
oboe
Bb clarinet 1
Bb clarinet 2
bassoon
horn in F
Bb trumpet 1
Bb trumpet 2
trombone
tuba
mallet percussion (xylophone, bells)
timpani
percussion 1 (snare drum, bass drum)
percussion 2 (crash cymbals, wood block, hi-hat cymbal, triangle, optional siren, whistle, telephone ring)
violin 1
violin 2
viola
cello
string bass
