The Bushy Wushy Rag
Phillip Kent Bimstein
About this work: The sounds of a St. Louis Cardinals' baseball game are combined with echoes of Scott Joplin's ragtime and the distinctive calls of "Bushy Wushy the Beer Man."
Commissioned by Continental Harmony, a partnership of America Composers Forum, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the White House Millennium Council.
Can be heard on Bimstein's Starkland CD:
Larkin Gifford's Harmonica
Year composed: 2000
Duration: 00:14:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Woodwind Quintet
Instrumentation: 1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Clarinet, 1 Bassoon, 1 Horn in F, 1 Prerecorded Sound (Tape/CD/Other)
Instrumentation notes: "Live sync" sound score on CD has orchestrated cracks-of-the-bat, balls slamming into mitts, umpire calls, sportcasters, cheers, etc.