Highlights from "Oklahoma!"

Richard Rodgers

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General Info

Year:1943 / 1994
Duration: c. 6:25
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $9.75

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
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 Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Oklahoma! remains as one of the most enduring of Broadway shows and many of its songs are regarded as timeless treasures. John Moss pays tribute to writers Rodgers and Hammerstein in his new young band medley that features: Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'. Kansas City, People Will Say We're In Love. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top, and Oklahoma!

- Program Note from publisher

Media

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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Oakland (Calif.) Municipal Band (Troy Davis, conductor) - 24 July 2022
Charlottesville (Va.) Municipal Band (Stephen R. Layman, conductor) – 5 July 2017
Southern Colorado (Canon City) Community Band (Mike Nolan, conductor) - 29 March 2015
Westside Community Band (Cincinnati, Ohio) (Kenny Bierschenk) - 27 April 2014

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

My Favorite Things (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Buckley) (1959/2014)

All Wind Works

Bali Hai (arr. Yoder) (1949/1953)
Blue Moon (arr. Barker) (1937/1962)
Carousel: Highlights (arr. Yoder) (1945/1964)
Carousel: Selections (arr. Leidzen) (1945/1948)
Carousel Waltz (arr. Bennett) (1945/1957)
Cinderella Waltz (arr. Bennett) (1958)
Circus on Parade, The (arr. Warrington) (1935)
Flower Drum Song (arr. Lang) (1958/1959)
Golden Age of Broadway, The (arr. Moss) (2009)
Guadalcanal March (arr. Bennett) (1952/1978)
Guadalcanal March (arr. Curnow) (1952/1989)
Guadalcanal March (arr. Leidzen) (1952)
If I Loved You from "Carousel"(arr. Werle) (1945/)
It's a Grand Night for Singing (arr. Brown) (1945)
Highlights from "Oklahoma!" (arr. Moss) (1943/1994)
Highlights from "Oklahoma!" (arr. Yoder) (1943/1954)
Highlights from "South Pacific" (arr. Lang) (1949/1958)
Highlights from "The King and I" (arr. Herfurth) (1951/1957)
Highlights from "The Sound of Music" (arr. Cable) (1959)
King and I, The, Selections (tr. Bennett) (1951)
Lady is a Tramp (arr. Hastreiter)
Manhattan (arr. Morrissey) (1925/1953/1959)
March of the Siamese Children (arr. Bennett) (1951)
My Favorite Things (arr. Jennings) (1959/1992)
My Favorite Things (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Buckley) (1959/2014)
Oklahoma! (arr. Bennett, adapt. Rodgers) (1943/1997)
Oklahoma!: Selections (arr. Leidzen) (1943)
Richard Rodgers in Concert (arr. Huff)
Richard Rodgers in Concert (arr Lowden)
Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma" (arr. Edmondson) (1943/1982)
Salute to Richard Rodgers (arr. Ricketts)
Selections from "Carousel" (arr. Bennett) (1945)
Selections from "Carousel" (arr. Custer) (1945/1995)
Selections from "The Sound of Music" (arr. Christensen) (1959/1989)
Slaughter on 10th Avenue (arr. Lang) (1936/1954)
Slaughter on 10th Avenue (arr. Moss)
The Sound of Music -- Selections (arr. Bennett) (1959/1960)
The Sound of Music Medley (arr. Iwai)
South Pacific -- Highlights
South Pacific: Selection (tr. Leidzen) (1949)
South Pacific Symphonic Scenario (arr. Bennett; adapt. Rogers) (1949/1999)
Symphonic Highlights from "The King and I" (arr. Bulla) (1951/2016)
Themes from "Victory at Sea" (arr. Maltby) (1953/1975)
Tribute to Rodgers and Hammerstein (arr. Custer)
Victory at Sea Symphonic Scenario (tr. Bennett) (1954/1955)
Victory at Sea (arr Moss)
You'll Never Walk Alone (arr. Rhea) (1945/2018)
You'll Never Walk Alone (arr. Walden and VanDoren) (1945/2017)

Resources

Rodgers, R; Hammerstein, O.; Moss, J. (1994). Highlights from Oklahoma! [score]. Williamson Music: Milwaukee, Wisc.