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Music Man, The (arr Buckley)
Meredith Willson (arr. Lewis J Buckley)
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General Info
Year: 1957 / 2002
Duration: c. 21:10
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Unpublished
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Instrumentation
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Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The Music Man is not published—permission issues. However, the Mason City (Ia.) Foundation received permission to commission this arrangement for the 100th Anniversary of composer Meredith Willson’s birth. They asked that every song in the show be included, so they’re all here except for two that are spoken.
- Program Note by arranger
The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naive Midwestern townsfolk, promising to train the members of the new band. Harold is no musician, however, and plans to skip town without giving any music lessons. Prim librarian and piano teacher Marian sees through him, but when Harold helps her younger brother overcome his lisp and social awkwardness, Marian begins to fall in love. Harold risks being caught to win her.
In 1957, the show became a hit on Broadway, winning five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and running for 1,375 performances
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Metropolitan Wind Symphony (Boston, Mass.) (Lewis J. Buckley, conductor)– 8 June 2019
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brown) (1951/1979/2019)
All Wind Works
- 76 Trombones (arr. Iwai) (1957/1992)
- 76 Trombones (arr Cable) (arr. Cable) (1957/)
- 76 Trombones (arr. Anderson, adapt. Bocook) (1997)
- It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (arr. Moss) (1951/2004)
- It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brown) (1951/1979/2019)
- May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You (arr. Leidzen) (1950/1951)
- The Music Man (arr. Buckley) (1957/2002)
- The Music Man: Highlights (arr. Reed) (1957/1959)
- Selections from "The Music Man" (arr. Lang) (1957/1958)
- Selections from "The Music Man" (arr. Vinson) (1957/2000)
- Unsinkable Molly Brown, The: I Ain't Down Yet (arr. Yoder) (1961)
Resources
- Lewis J. Buckley website Accessed 11 June 2019
- The Music Man, Wikipedia Accessed 11 June 2019
- Pease, Andy. "The Music Man by Meredith Willson." Wind Band Literature, 11 December 2022. Web. Accessed 11 December 2022