South Pacific: Selection

From Wind Repertory Project
Richard Rodgers

Richard Rodgers (tr. Erik Leidzén)


General Info

Year: 1949
Duration: c. 12:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Williamson
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.


Instrumentation

Condensed Score
C Piccolo
D-flat Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Percussion (3 players, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Orchestra Bells
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Triangle
  • Wood Block


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

One of the most beloved of all Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, South Pacific opened on Broadway in 1949, and ran for 1,925 performances. It was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1950. Set in the South Pacific during World War II, it tells the story of two Americans, stationed in the South Pacific, who fall hopelessly in love with two islanders.

-Program Note from Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music


Media

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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

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  • Golden Gate Park Band (San Francisco, Calif.) (Craig McKenzie, conductor) - 31 July 2022
  • American Legion Band of the Tonawandas (Tonawanda, N.Y.) (Michael Shaw, conductor) - 7 November 2021
  • Ventura County (Calif.) Concert Band (Julie Judd, conductor) – 12 November 2017
  • Burbank (Calif.) Community Band (Paulette Westphal, conductor; Eugene Carbajal, vocal) – 25 February 2017


Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music


All Wind Works


Resources

  • Girsberger, Russ. Percussion Assignments for Band & Wind Ensemble: Volume 2 L-Z. Meredith Music Publications, 2004, pp. 255.
  • Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "South Pacific." Accessed 2 January 2015
  • Rodgers, R.; Leidzen, E. (1949). South Pacific : Selection [score]. Williamson Music: New York, N.Y.