“Don’t Stop Me Now” was recorded by Queen and featured on their 1978 single album entitled “Jazz.” “Don’t Stop Me Now” reached number 9 in the UK charts but only number 86 in the US; as the album was a top-10 hit, the song got some airplay on U.S. album-oriented rock stations despite its low chart ranking as a single. Over the years, its popularity has increased. In 2014, it was even voted third-best Queen song by the readers of The Rolling Stone.

This marching band arrangement begins with a front-ensemble feature and a trumpet duet feature. The piece transitions to an upbeat driving pulse featuring low brass, woodwinds, front ensemble. The accompanying drill must allow the wind players to have a clear view of a drum major at all times so tempo is consistent. The piece transitions into a very large and powerful full-band hit section. The drumline parts are intermediate, featuring a 5-drum bass drum setup along with traditional quads & snare drums. Stickings must be learned and performed as written, and if requested... a 3 and 4 bass drum score can be provided. This piece features a very large front ensemble; if required, the 4th Vibraphone & Marimba parts can be omitted from performance as they are “extensions” of the other mallet parts.

Instrumentation

Winds:

• PICCOLO
• FLUTE
• CLARINET 1
• CLARINET 2
• BASS CLARINET
• ALTO SAX 1
• ALTO SAX 2
• TENOR SAX
• BARITONE SAX
• TRUMPET 1 (SOLO)
• TRUMPET 2 (SOLO)
• HORN
• LOW BRASS 1
• LOW BRASS 2
• TUBA

Percussion:

• VIBRAPHONE 1 (sus. & china cym)
• VIBRAPHONE 2 (sus. & china cym)
• VIBRAPHONE 3 (sus. cym)
• VIBRAPHONE 4 (sus. cym)
• MARIMBA 1 (sus. & china cym)
• MARIMBA 2 (sus. cym)
• MARIMBA 3
• MARIMBA 4
• GLOCKENSPIEL
• XYLOPHONE
• SYNTH 1
• SYNTH 2
• SNARE DRUMS
• QUADS
• BASS DRUMS (5 drums)