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Defying Gravity (arr Sadler)
Stephen Schwartz (arr. Brian Sadler)
Contents
General Info
Year: 2003
Duration:
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Brian Sadler
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) – Free (donation suggested)
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo voice
C Piccolo
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Drum Set
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Defying Gravity is the signature song from the musical Wicked, composed by Stephen Schwartz, originally recorded by Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth on May 10, 2003, and released on December 16, 2003. It is mostly a solo sung by the main character of the show, Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West), with two small duets at the beginning and in the middle of the song between Elphaba and her friend Glinda, and a chorus part at the end in which the citizens of Oz sing.
In Wicked, the song is the finale for the show's first act, when Elphaba discovers that The Wizard of Oz is not the heroic figure she had originally believed him to be. Realizing this, and despite Glinda's attempts to dissuade her, Elphaba vows to do everything in her power to fight the Wizard and his sinister plans against the Animals of Oz. She sings of how she wants to live without limits, going against the rules that others have set for her. During the song, Elphaba enchants a broomstick to levitate and, pursued by the Wizard's guards, rises from the stage above the angered citizens of Oz, who try in vain to "bring her down."
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- United States Coast Guard Band (New London, Conn.) (Adam Williamson, conductor; Megan Weikleenget, vocal) – 14 April 2019
- Western Reserve Community Band (Hudson, Ohio) (Ralph Meyer, conductor) - 19 August 2018
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Defying Gravity (arr. Sadler) (2003)
- For Good from "Wicked" (arr. Richard) (2004)
- Godspell Highlights (arr. Bullock)
- Highlights from "Wicked" (arr. Brown) (2004/2005)
- The Prince of Egypt (with Zimmer; arr. Bocook) (1998/1999)
- Selections from "Wicked" (arr. Bocook) (2004)
- Selections from "Wicked" (arr. Nowlin) (2004)
- When You Believe (arr. Moss)
Resources
- Defying Gravity (song), Wikipedia Accessed 17 August 2018
- Perusal score
