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Selections from "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"
Stephen Sondheim (arr. John Moss)
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General Info
Year: 1962 / 1997
Duration:
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $55.00 | Score Only (print) - $7.50
Instrumentation
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Errata
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Program Notes
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart.
Inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus (251–183 BC), specifically Pseudolus, Miles Gloriosus, and Mostellaria, the musical tells the bawdy story of a slave named Pseudolus and his attempts to win his freedom by helping his young master woo the girl next door. The plot displays many classic elements of farce, including puns, the slamming of doors, cases of mistaken identity (frequently involving characters disguising themselves as one another), and satirical comments on social class. The title derives from a line often used by vaudeville comedians to begin a story: "A funny thing happened on the way to the theater".
The musical's original 1962 Broadway run won several Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Author (Musical). A Funny Thing has enjoyed several Broadway and West End revivals and was made into a successful film starring the original lead of the stage musical, Zero Mostel.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
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State Ratings
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Performances
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- Western Reserve Community Band (Hudson, Ohio) (Ralph Meyer, conductor) - 19 August 2018
Works for Winds by This Composer
- No One Is Alone (arr. Martin) (1987/2022)
- Selections from "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" (arr. Moss) (1962/1997)
- Selections from "Into the Woods" (arr. Bulla)
- Selections from ''Sweeney Todd'' (arr. Bulla) (1979/2009)
- Send in the Clowns (arr. Cofield) (1973)
- Send in the Clowns (arr. Lackey) (1973)
- Somewhere (arr. Brown)
- Sondheim! (arr. Bulla) (2021)
Resources
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Wikipedia Accessed 17 August 2018
- Sondheim, S.; Moss, J. (1997). Selections from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum [score]. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, Wisc.