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Composer(s)
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George Harrison
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Arranger
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Kerry Marsh
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Voicing (with percentage of divisi measures)
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SSATB (S2 19%)
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Measures
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161
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Level
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5
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Accompaniment
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Big Band
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Original/Reference Artist
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The Beatles
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Performance Time
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4:25
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Meter/Tempo
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Mostly 4/4 @ 144
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Solos
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Sop lyric and light fills: 38 bars, Tenor duet: 16 bars
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Style Notes
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Straight 8th contemporary jazz
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Arrangement Features
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Compositional intro, heavy reharmonization, multi-meter in spots, aca break, modulations, big finish with denouvement
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Suggested programming role(s)
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Mid-set
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Range Extremes
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Sop 1: F5 briefly
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Lyric Summary
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a hopeful song celebrating the arrival of sunshine and the end of a long, cold, and difficult winter, symbolizing relief and renewed optimism.
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Demo Credits
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Soprano/Alto Vocals: Julia Dollison
Tenor/Bass Vocals and solo: Kerry Marsh
Piano, Bass and horns programming: Kerry Marsh
Drums: Matthew Chalmers
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Commission Credit
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Folsom High School Jazz Choir, Curtis Gaesser, dir.
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Release Year
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Big Band Version: 2023
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