Rhythm

Bicycle Race
Commissioned by The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra-Irvin Mayfield-Artistic Director

Freddie Mercury/Queen
q=150 (60's Miles Swing Feel)
E¨/F D&7(&9) D¨²13 A&7(&9) A¨-11
4
4
ff
5 G^7 F©-11 B13(b9)

A
8 B¨-11

12 G¨^7(b5) B^7(b5)

f
16 B B¨-11 A&7(&9) D7(&9) G13

sfz
20 G7(#11) G¨7 F-11 E13(b9) E¨9 A¨11

f
24 G7(#11) μ

C sfz
28 E¨/F D&7(&9) D¨²13 A&7(&9) A¨-11

ff
mp
32 G^7 F©-11 B13(b9)

mf Arrangement © 2016 Edward Petersen/Roving Bovine Music/ASCAP

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2
D
35 B¨-11

p
39 G¨^7(b5)
3
4
E
42 F7(“4) D¨€7/F B€7/F
3
4
mp

46 F7(“4) F^7 B¨7(“4)

50 D¨/E¨ E€/F D¨€7/F B€7/F

54 B¨7(“4) B¨^7 D¨/E¨

58 B¨7 F A7(b9) D-6

4
4
fff
q=300 Double X
61 G D€ Open solo-Saxo BG on cue, add brass BG on cue B¨13 B¨/C
4
4
Bass-start with this figure-then walk/go OFF!
65 D€ B¨13 B¨/C

69 D€ B¨13 B¨/C
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3

73 D€ B¨13 A¨13(#11)

77 G13 G¨13(b9)

81 F13 E&7(&9) A&7(&9) Fermata last X only

3
4
H q=150 Tempo Primo
85 μ μ μ μ
3 4
4 4
mf ff
I
89 B¨^7/C A¨^7(#5) D¨²13 D¨º^7

fff

93 E-11 E¨&7(&9)

J Conducted-Ritard
95 F^7(#11) E€7 D-13 C^7 B¨^7/C

K
98 Drum solo-OPEN-All make bicycle bell sounds

7
8
L Drum solo BG-repeat many x's-Start slowly and softly, gradually accelerate, crescendo,
99 and disintegrate into wild free time jam behind drum solo
7 4
8 4
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4
M Conducted-Accelerando to Tempo 1
101 A tempo B^7(b5)
4
4
pp ff f

N
105 B¨-11 A&7(&9) D7(&9) G13

109 G7(#11) G¨7 F-11 E13(b9) E¨9 A¨11

pp ff

113 G7(#11) C-11 D-11 E-11

pp ff
O Sing

117 E¨/F D&7(&9) D¨²13 A&7(&9) A¨-11

Bi cy cle bi cy cle bi cy cle

121 G^7 F©-11 B13(b9)

bi cy cle bi cy cle bi cy cle

P
124 B¨-11

ppp

128 G¨^7(b5)

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