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When You Wish Upon a Star (arr Nestico)
Leigh Harline (arr. Sammy Nestico)
General Info
Year: 1940 / 1976
Duration: c. 3:45
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00 | Score Only (print) - $5.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C 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
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bell Tree (optional Wind Chimes)
- Bells
- Drumset
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Wind Chimes
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
When You Wish Upon a Star is a song written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington for Walt Disney's 1940 adaptation of Pinocchio. The original version was sung by Cliff Edwards in the character of Jiminy Cricket, and is heard over the opening credits and in the final scene of the film.
The song has since become the representative song of The Walt Disney Company. It was also the first Disney song to win an Oscar. The American Film Institute ranked 'When You Wish upon a Star seventh in their 100 Greatest Songs in Film History, the highest ranked Disney animated film song, and also one of only four Disney animated film songs to appear on the list.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Göteberg Wind Orchestra (Jerker Johansson, conductor)
- Audio CD: Göteberg Wind Orchestra (Jerker Johansson, conductor) – 2003
- Audio CD: Ensemble and conductor unknown
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- The Boynton Beach (Fla.) Gold Coast Band (Barbara Rubenstein, conductor) - 26 March 2023
- University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) Gold Campus Band (Lauren Visel, conductor) - 1 December 2021
- Oneonta (N.Y.) Community Concert Band (Andrew Pease, conductor) – 30 July 2019
- Mid America Freedom Band (Kansas City, Mo.) (Lee Hartman, conductor) – 20 October 2012
- Takarazuka Music Group (Keihiro Adachi, conductor) – 2012
- Woodley Concert Band – Winter 2010
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Pinocchio: Selections (arr. Dutroit)
- When You Wish Upon a Star (arr. Jennings) (1940/1979)
- When You Wish Upon a Star (arr. Nestico) (1940/1976)
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Leigh Harline." Accessed 15 August 2019
- When You Wish Upon a Star, Wikipedia Accessed 9 July 2016