Enchanted

Ira Hearshen

Ira Hearshen

Enchanted is the fourth movement of the dance suite Aragon 1945-1952.

General Info

Year: 2017
Duration: c. 5:15
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Ludwig Masters
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00   |   Score Only (print) - $15.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute III
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II-III
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Harp
Timpani
Percussion, including:

• Drum Set
• Mark Tree
• Orchestra Bells
• Suspended Cymbal
• Triangle
• Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The fourth movement of Aragon 1945-1952 was inspired by the hit show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific. Many consider it the duo's most popular song, and numerous popular singers have recorded it, including Perry Como, whose version reached #1 in 1949, and Frank Sinatra, who recorded the song several times throughout his career.

Scored as a flowing ballad, the piece effectively conveys the emotion and romantic spirit of the Rodgers and Hammerstein creation with lyrical melodic lines, lush harmonies, solos for alto saxophone and horn, an effective key change, and a quiet, delicate ending.

-Program Note from The Instrumentalist

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. MIDI realization

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

• Abbey Road (as arranger)
• Aragon 1945-1952 (2017)
  • Sentimental
  • Tennessee
  • Ballerina
  • Enchanted
  • Accentuate
• Band Jive (2009)
• Danish Bouquet (2005)
• Divertimento for Band (2000)
• Fantasia on Aura Lee
• Forged in Fire (as transcriber) (2008)
• March from "Strike Up the Band" (as arranger)
• No Biz Like Show Biz (as arranger)
• Patriotic Overture, A
• Reveille (2017)
• Symphonic Dances from "Fiddler on the Roof" (as arranger)
• Symphony on Themes of John Philip Sousa
  • After Washington Post
  • After the Thunderer
  • After Fairest of the Fair
  • After Hands Across the Sea

Resources

• Ira Hearshen website Accessed 30 August 2019
• "New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist, 72/6 (January 2018), p. 28-30.