'Moonlight Sonata 3rd Mvt' Big Band Version Full Score Video - *SHEET MUSIC AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD!*

Hey friends! So recently we posted a video of a little side project arrangement, In between recording video game tunes the gang and I decided to have some fun and record an up-tempo swing arrangement of Beethoven's classic 3rd movement from the seminal "Moonlight Sonata"!

Originally seen in this video:

Here's a follow along score video for a behind the musical scenes look of whats going on under the hood (so to speak) of the arrangement, and a link to purchase the full score and parts for your own arranging/composing score study!

*WARNING* This arrangement is EXTREMELY difficult to play live for most members of the orchestra, and so I can't in good faith recommend that you attempt to play it live with your own band, but I can't stop you from trying, PERFORM AT YOUR OWN RISK! Here's a link:

FULL CREDITS:

Alto Sax 1 - Andrew Gould
Alto Sax 2 - Josh Plotner
Tenor Sax 1 - Sam Dillon
Tenor Sax 2 - Zac Zinger
Bari Sax - Andrew Gutauskas

Trumpet 1 - Bryan Davis
Trumpet 2 - Jay Webb
Trumpet 3 - Chloe Rowlands
Trumpet 4 - Danny Jonokuchi

French Horn - Kyra Sims

Trombone 1 - Jimmy O'Connell
Trombone 2 - Mariel Bildsten
Trombone 3 - Sara Jacovino
Bass Trombone - Rebecca Patterson

Guitar - Alex Wintz
Bass - Bobby Wooten III
Piano - Natalie Tenenbaum
Drums - Jared Schonig

Violins - Lavinia Pavlish, Daniel Constant, Audrey Hayes, Lucy Voin, Alissa Jackman, Camelia Hartman, Tomoko Akaboshi, Caroline Drexler, Meitar Forkosh, Tiffany Weiss, Kevin Kuh, Tania Mesa

Violas - Laura Sacks, Will Marshall, Matthew Beaugé, Yumi Oshima

Celli - Susan Mandel, Sasha Ono, Jessica Wang

Harp - Liann Cline

Music by Ludwig Van Beethoven
Arranged/Produced by - Charlie Rosen
Engineered and Mixed by John Kilgore
Mastered by Alan Silverman at Arf Mastering
Thumbnail art by @MikeKILLUZ

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[constablekohler]

No joke one of my favorite arrangements you've made. I use it as my 445am alarm for work.

[rachelblaquiere]

That first break into half-time swing is something I could listen to over and over again. Genius idea, timing, and execution.

[MissFazzington]

Imagine writing a song about your latest heart break and lamenting the rapid declining of your health to the point of knowing that one day you aren't going to be able to continue working on your craft just to have it sillily covered centuries later, we're truly living in a unique timeline

[Jantsenpr]

This is so impressive! Every member of this band is a virtuoso in their own right, but my heart goes out to... 😂 the pianist. She had to almost play the actual whole dang thing! Gee!

[Axehilt]

Wow, they did my absolute favorite classical piece (specifically the 3rd movement). I play this _all the time_ in Space Station 13, so it technically counts as videogame music, for anyone worried about that. (The piece perfectly fits with the pure chaos of a late SS13 round where the station is actively overrun by blobs, traitors, nukies, and cultists.)

[legcentipede]

this may be the most actual notes written in a jazz piano part

[riccardodeho]

i don't usually appreciate classical music arrangements but god this wins everything. it's just amazing

[DrDingsGaster]

I loved every second of this! So clearly the original piece while still being big band af. Y'all did such a good job.

[BestSomebodyNA]

As someone who loved playing this years ago this is easily one of the most impressive renditions I've ever listen to. Bravo! 🎉

[zachvii]

This is such a massive flex for everybody in the band. Bravo Charlie

[jonshannon]

Truly a great adaptation of a classic. Bravo, although I believe this would be fairly difficult for most bands to play.

[tofystedeth]

Moonlight Sonata 1st movement to 3rd movement is such a big swing in moods.

[mikechad]

5:03 sounds like the saxophones are crying.... great tone!

[TaylorRussell_TheAnimator]

I vote this one "Highest Possibility of Being in a Ymfah Video Soon". Jokes aside, this has always been my favorite Beethoven song and to see it dressed up to the nines like this is truly spectacular. whatever you did to the beat starting at 2:34 is especially awesome, I love that kinda stuff! Also this still counts as video game music since MS 3rd movement played in one of the last levels of Earthworm Jim 2.

[zachvii]

Please keep posting more of these. I don’t know what the criteria is for if they go up or not, but it’s truly mesmerizing to see the individual parts and how they come together.

[Somerandomjingleberry]

I wonder how many games a piece like this has shown up in. You could probably write a whole big long video essay about famous classical music being used in video games, when and how it tends to be used, etc

[NarfiRef]

Fun fact: Moonlight Sonata was the soundtrack to the game Thexder which my dad loved to play on our IIGS back in the late ‘80s. It was remade more recently for the PlayStation 3.

[ThePurpleCheeseMan]

I LOVE this arrangement! 🤩 Absolutely stellar work!

[Someoneidontknowudo]

i can neither read music or play music, but since I can hear 'em, this is so nice

[Youspoonybard]

I’ve been playing the Alto sax since i was in Middle School. 2022 was my 10 year HIGH school reunion. That being said I’ve never seen the Saxes have a lead part in a Beethoven piece! This is such a fun arrangement.