The Greatest Show (from The Greatest Showman) arr. Paul Murtha

Discovery Plus Concert Band - Grade 2
From the hottest movie soundtrack to come along in years, here is a high-energy, yet playable arrangement of the dynamic opening number.
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[michelletang]

I literally begged my band teacher to consider playing this for next year. I just learned how to play the dear Evan Hansen medley remotely and now we are using it for graduation. My band teacher finally said he would consider doing this next year

[sockmonkeey]

This song makes me so nostalgic and happy. We played this on our band trip and it was so amazing.

[Vicente_D]

We were going to play this as part of our final concert in 7th grade and it ended up getting cancelled because it rained. Year afterwards almost half of the band kids quit. Never will I be a part of such a fun and good band again

[zachlathrop]

my band is playing this for our spring concert

[blizzy]

The trumpet part is so hard my lips are dead after 10 mins of playing this

[npnsrrga]

Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa

Ladies and gents, this is the moment you've waited for (whoa)
Been searching in the dark, your sweat soakin' through the floor (whoa)
And buried in your bones there's an ache that you can't ignore
Takin' your breath, stealing your mind
And all that was real is left behind

Don't fight it, it's coming for you, runnin' at ya
It's only this moment, don't care what comes after
Your fever dream, can't you see it gettin' closer?
Just surrender 'cause you feel the feeling takin' over (oh)
It's fire, it's freedom, it's floodin' open (oh)
It's a preacher in the pulpit and your blind devotion (oh)
There's something breaking at the brick of every wall, it's holding
All that you know (oh)
So tell me, do you wanna go?

Where it's covered in all the colored lights
Where the runaways are runnin' the night
Impossible comes true, it's takin' over you
Oh, this is the greatest show
We light it up, we won't come down
And the sun can't stop us now
Watching it come true, it's takin' over you
Oh, this is the greatest show

colossal we come these renegades in the ring
(Whoa) where the lost get found and we crown 'em the circus kings

Don't fight it, it's coming for you, runnin' at ya
It's only this moment, don't care what comes after
It's blindin', outshining anything that you know
Just surrender 'cause you're comin' and you wanna go

Where it's covered in all the colored lights
Where the runaways are runnin' the night
Impossible comes true, intoxicatin' you
Oh, this is the greatest show
We light it up, we won't come down
And the sun can't stop us now
Watchin' it come true, it's takin' over you
Oh, this is the greatest show

It's everything you ever want
It's everything you ever need
And it's here right in front of you
This is where you wanna be (this is where you wanna be)
It's everything you ever want
It's everything you ever need
And it's here right in front of you (this is what you want)
This is where you wanna be
This is where you wanna be

When it's covered in all the colored lights
Where the runaways are runnin' the night (oh, oh yeah)
Impossible comes true, it's taking over you (hee)
Oh, this is the greatest show
We light it up, we won't come down
And the sun can't stop us now
Watching' it come true, it's taking over you

This is the greatest show
When it's covered in all the colored lights
Where the runaways are runnin' the night
Impossible comes true, it's takin' over you
Oh, this is the greatest show
We light it up, we won't come down
And the walls can't stop us now
Watchin' it come true, it's takin' over you
Oh, this is the greatest show

'Cause everything you want is right in front of you
And you see the impossible is comin' true
And the walls can't stop us (now) now, (oh), yeah

This is the greatest show (oh)
This is the greatest show (oh)
This is the greatest show (oh)
This is the greatest show (oh)
This is the greatest show (oh)
This is the greatest show (oh)
(This is the greatest show)
This is the greatest show (oh) (this is the greatest)
This is the greatest show

[olafplayz]

This is the song we are doing in band. I play baritone and the solo is awesome!:)

[hannahmorgan]

This piece is good practice at sight reading-
That's all I'm gonna say....

[ashbourne]

My school band is doing this. I play bass clarinet and I love the bars 39 to 47. I love how I can play fast. We did one lesson and it sounded amazing

[makotocapricorn]

My school is doing a showcase with this song. The orchestra will playing the vocal ensemble (which I'm in) will be singing. We have cool harmonies brought to you by the best music teachers.

[germsYT]

My schools doing this to, it makes the percussion depressed

[yosenithgamer]

Hola soy tambor Mayos del espa colegio de chiriqui puerto armuelles me encantan tus videos

[iamsonia-nevermind]

Oh god I’m flute and most the notes for me is high and I need so much breath it’s killing me (> J<) but this is really fun to play with my whole band class!

[fabyflores]

The clarinet part is so fast! But I mastered it

[sovrsh]

I have to play drum set for this and there is three spots that make me want to jump off of the top of the Golden Gate Bridge and do a massive belly flop

[RockStarOscarStern]

Hal Leonard Concert Band There should be a Concert Band version (plus a String Orchestra version) that can also complement Mark Brymer's Choral arrangement because Choir, Band, & Strings will be pretty sick.

[braxtonskinner]

I wish there was a recording for 2nd trumpet specifically that would be nice

[easyfox]

I have to learn this in like three days because another orchestras tuba player broke his arm and I have to play for him 😭

[minaashido]

My band is playing this for spring consert

[danieloku]

I play trombone. I have a solo since I'm the only low brass in my class 😢