The instrumental version of Something Unusual is available as a Minus You melody track with an accompanying three-flugelhorn arrangement. Our Minus You parts show all the rhythms of the horn accompaniment.
This arrangement features an intro that reappears as an interlude both before and after the solo chorus, with a piano melody accompanied by three flugelhorns. All the rhythms of the accompanying flugelhorn parts are notated under the staff for both the melody and solo choruses, making these Minus You parts essentially condensed scores. Click on Minus You for more details.
When Don & Maureen Sickler visited Sergio in Argentina, the three spent days together in Sergio's apartment, going over Sergio's music. Sergio would play and sing at his piano, while Don transcribed and Maureen recorded. Between songs, they talked about Sergio's life. As a youngster in Buenos Aires, Sergio wrote plays, musicals, for his friends and family to perform. Many of his beautiful, lyrical compositions were originally designed to further the narrative of his musical plays.
Exclusive Minus You audio tracks clipOur Minus Melody track has a very simple form: -- intro -- melody -- interlude -- solo 1 chorus -- interlude -- out melody -- coda The intro figure reappears at the end of the in melody and solo choruses. The soloist is encouraged to play fills around this figure.
Sergio Mihanovich was a beloved composer in his native Buenos Aires. In Argentina, Sergio was active in many areas: writing soundtracks for Argentine films and theatrical productions; working in nightclubs; recording in both jazz (performing and recording with saxophonist Gato Barbieri) and pop settings; as an educator; and as a writer of both music and words. In the 1960s Sergio lived in the United States for a time, writing the songs that eventually became part of the Second Floor Music catalog and working as a pianist/vocalist/composer. Read more...
