Highlights from "Fiddler on the Roof" (arr. Buckley)
Jerry Bock (arr. Michael P. Buckley)
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General Info
Year:1964 / 1972
Duration: c. 9:20
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Unknown
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Instrumentation
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Errata
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Program Notes
Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters (or Tevye the Dairyman) and other tales by Sholem Aleichem. The story centers on Tevye, the father of five daughters, and his attempts to maintain his Jewish religious and cultural traditions as outside influences encroach upon the family's lives. He must cope both with the strong-willed actions of his three older daughters, who wish to marry for love -- each one's choice of a husband moves further away from the customs of his faith -- and with the edict of the Tsar that evicts the Jews from their village.
The original Broadway production of the show, which opened in 1964, had the first musical theatre run in history to surpass 3,000 performances. Fiddler held the record for the longest-running Broadway musical for almost 10 years until Grease surpassed its run. It remains Broadway's sixteenth longest-running show in history. The production was extraordinarily profitable and highly acclaimed. It was nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning nine, including best musical, score, book, direction and choreography. It spawned four Broadway revivals and a highly successful 1971 film adaptation, and the show has enjoyed enduring international popularity. It is also a very popular choice for school and community productions.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
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State Ratings
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Performances
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- Northshore Concert Band (Elgin, Ill.) (Mallory Thompson, conductor) - 17 October 2021
- Cameraygal Wind Symphony (Sydney, Aus.) – 22 February 2020
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Fiddler on the Roof (arr. Barker) (1964/1997)
- Fiddler on the Roof (arr. Edmondson)
- Highlights from "Fiddler on the Roof" (arr. Buckley) (1964/)
- Highlights from "Fiddler on the Roof" (arr. Warrington) (1964/)
- Matchmaker (arr. Magill)
- Selections from "Fiddler on the Roof" (arr. Burden) (1964/1971)
- Sunrise, Sunset (arr. Magill)
- Symphonic Dances from "Fiddler on the Roof" (arr. Hearshen)