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March of the Siamese Children
Richard Rodgers (arr. Robert Russell Bennett)
General Info
Year: 1951
Duration: c. 3:30
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Chappell Music Company
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.
For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
D-flat Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-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 Solo-I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Gong
- Snare Drum
- Temple Blocks
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
"March of the Siamese Children" is a portrait of stateliness and elegance. This setting by Rodgers' favorite orchestrator, Robert Russell Bennett, masterfully recalls one of the most charming moments from "The King and I," the Broadway "blockbuster" from which it came.
- Program Note from liner notes of militarymusic.com Air Mobility Command Band of the Golden West CD "The Melody Shop."
This orchestral work from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I was the introductory music as the King of Siam introduces his numerous children to their new tutor, Anna.
Media
- Audio CD: Air Mobility Command Band of the Golden West (Phillip C. Chevallard, conductor) - 2008
- Video: Orchestral version from 1956 movie The King and I
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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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
- The King and I, Wikipedia Accessed 14 March 2017
- Rodgers, R.; Bennett, R. (1951). March of the Siamese Children [score]. Williamson Music: [s.l.]