Oliver!

Lionel Bart

This work may also be known as Highlights from "Oliver" or Oliver - Selections.

General Info

Year: 1960
Duration: c. 8:20
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hollis Music
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Condensed Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
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 Cornet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion (4 players), including:

Bass Drum
China Cymbals
Crash Cymbals
Orchestra Bells
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Triangle
Vibraphone
Wood Block
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Oliver! is an English musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.

It premiered in the West End in 1960, enjoying a long run, and successful long runs on Broadway, tours and revivals, after being brought to the U.S. by producer David Merrick in 1963. It was made into a musical film in 1968. Major London revivals played from 1977–80, 1994–98, 2008–11 and on tour in the UK from 2011-13.

A prominent musical in British popular culture, Oliver! received thousands of performances in British schools, particularly in the 1970s, when it was by far the most popular school musical. In 1963 Lionel Bart received the Tony Award for Best Original Score. Many songs are well known to the public.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Media

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State Ratings

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Performances

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Peninsula Community Band (Williamsburg, Va.) Ronnie Tong, conductor) – 16 November 2021
Encore Winds (Traverse City, Michigan) (Tim Topolewski, conductor) - 2 December 2017
Charlottesville (Va.) Municipal Band (Steve Layman, conductor) – 23 April 2017
University of Minnesota Wind Ensemble (William R. Bell, conductor) – 6 February 2010

Works for Winds by This Composer

Living Doll (arr. Torskangerpol) (2016)
Music for Concert Band (arr. Berry) (1991)
Oliver! (arr. Leyden) (1960)

Resources

Bart, L.; Leyden, N. (1960). Oliver! [score]. Hollis Music Inc.: [s.l.]
Girsberger, Russ. Percussion Assignments for Band & Wind Ensemble. Volume I: A-K. Galesburg, MD: Meredith Music Publications, 2004, 24. Print.
Oliver!, Wikipedia Accessed 23 April 2017