Overture from "Brigadoon"

Frederick Loewe

Frederick Loewe (arr. John Cacavas)

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General Info

Year: 1947 / 1966
Duration: c. 6:40
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print

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Instrumentation

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

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Brigadoon is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. Songs from the musical such as Almost Like Being in Love have become standards. The story involves two American tourists who stumble upon Brigadoon, a mysterious Scottish village which appears for only one day every hundred years. Tommy, one of the tourists, falls in love with Fiona, a young woman from Brigadoon.

The original production opened on Broadway in 1947 and ran for 581 performances. It starred David Brooks, Marion Bell, Pamela Britton, and Lee Sullivan. A 1954 film version starred Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse. A 1966 television version starred Robert Goulet and Peter Falk.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

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Performances

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• King's Park Band (Springfield, Va.) (Rich Bergman, conductor) - April 2021 (Virtual)
• Charlottesville Municipal Band (Crozet, Va.) (Stephen R. Layman, conductor) – 4 June 2019
• Encore Concert Band (Mokena, Ill.) (Bill Schuetter, conductor) – 28 February 2016

Works for Winds by this Composer

• Brigadoon Overture (arr. Cacavas)
• Camelot (Lopez)
• Camelot (Sebesky)
• Highlights from "Camelot" (arr. Yoder) (1960/1961)
• Gigi (arr. Bennett) (1957)
• Lerner and Loewe in Concert
• My Fair Lady (arr. Cacavas)
• My Fair Lady Selections (arr. Bennett) (1956)
• Overture from "Brigadoon" (arr. Cacavas) (1947/1966)
• Paint Your Wagon (arr. Cacavas) (1951/1970)

Resources

• Brigadoon, Wikipedia Accessed 23 March 2016
• Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Frederick Loewe." Accessed 23 March 2016.
• Loewe, F.; Cacavas, J.; Lerner, A. (1947). Overture form Brigadoon [score]. Sam Fox Publ.: New York.