Moon River, composed by Henry Mancini, received an Academy Award for Best Original Song for its first performance Audrey Hepburn in the 1962 movie 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'. The song has been covered by many other artists since including Aretha Franklin, Sarah Brightman, Elton John, Westlife and Morrissey.
All the titles in the Full Orchestra series have been placed in a practical, accessible format which can be performed by school orchestras with confidence.
Instrumentation
conductor
1x flute 1
1x flute 2
1x oboe
1x Bb clarinet 1
1x Bb clarinet 2
1x Bb bass clarinet
1x bassoon
2x horn in F 1 & 2
2x horn in F 3 & 4
1x Bb trumpet 1
1x Bb trumpet 2
1x Bb trumpet 3
1x trombone 1
1x trombone 2
1x trombone 3
1x tuba
2x percussion 1
2x percussion 2
1x timpani
8x violin 1
8x violin 2
8x viola
4x cello
4x string bass
1x piano