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- as performed by Brandi Carlile -
Born in 1981, American singer Brandi Carlile grew up with the country music of her rural homeland. Even as a child, she was on stage with her mother. As a teenager, she increasingly turned to rock and later met twins Tim and Phil Hanseroth, with whom she formed a folk-rock band under her own name. Since then, the three musicians have formed an inseparable musical-family unit. (Phil Hanseroth married Brandi Carlile’s sister.)

The band’s greatest success was “The Story”, written by Phil Hanseroth. The song brought Brandi Carlile into the international charts in 2007. A decisive factor was that the song was also used as the soundtrack in the popular American television series “Grey’s Anatomy”. “The Story” is a ballad with rich facets: it begins gently and emotionally and gradually increases into a hard rocking groove. The large musical range is also illustrated by the fact that Carlile’s vocal melody spans two octaves.

Players of a wind orchestra can cover such a range of sounds more easily than a singer with their various instruments. Consequently, Martin Scharnagl chose this already classic international hit for his arrangement.

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Grade Level GB: 3-4
Grade Level USA: 2+ (Easy-Medium)
Composer: Hanseroth, Phillip John
Arranger: Scharnagl, Martin
Genre: Ballad, Pop, Light Music
Performance time: 00:03:50
Publisher: Rundel
Size: A4
Info: Full Score + Parts
Rundel Order Number: MVSR2143
Release Date: 2021