Selections from "Wicked"

Stephen Schwartz

General Info

Year: 2003 / 2005
Duration: c. 8:40
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts - $80.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Chimes
Claves
Conga
Crash Cymbals
Crotales (higher octave only)
Drumset
Dumbek (or Tabla)
Egg Shaker
Glockenspiel (extended high range required (high D-flat))
Marimba
Mark Tree
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Triangle
Vibraphone
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Rarely has a musical in modern times taken Broadway by storm the way this huge hit from Stephen Schwartz has done. The story line of the Wicked Witch of the West is intriguing, and the music is filled with depth and beauty. This powerful medley includes No One Mourns the Wicked, The Wizard and I, Dancing Through Life, Defying Gravity and For Good.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Peninsula Symphonic Band (Palo Alto, Calif.) (Ted Henderson, conductor) - 26 March 2023
South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Pride Wind Ensemble (Dan Bassett, conductor) - 14 May 2022
North Carolina State University (Raleigh) Symphonic Band (Chris Branham, conductor) - 20 April 2022
Coastal Communities Concert Band (San Diego, California) (Tom Cole, conductor) – 18 August 2019
University of Georgia (Athens) Hodgson Concert Band (Andrew Blair, conductor) – 4 March 2019
Trine University (Angola, Ind.) Wind Ensemble (Mark Kays, conductor) - 29 April 2018
North Jersey Concert Band (Montville) (Michael Roth, conductor) – 8 October 2016
Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble (Oneonta, N.Y.) (Scott Rabeler, conductor) – 24 January 2016
City of Fairfax (Va.) Band (Robert Pouliot, conductor) - 28 March 2015
Callanwolde Concert Band (Atlanta, Ga.) (Raymond Handfield, conductor) - 26 October 2014
Washington and Lee University (Lexington, Va.) Wind Ensemble - 29 October 2013

Works for Winds by This Composer

Defying Gravity (arr. Bocook) (2003/2010)
Defying Gravity (arr. Sadler) (2003)
For Good from "Wicked" (arr. Richard) (2004)
Godspell Highlights (arr. Bullock)
Highlights from "Wicked" (arr. Brown) (2004/2005)
The Prince of Egypt (with Zimmer; arr. Bocook) (1998/1999)
Selections from "Wicked" (arr. Bocook) (2004)
Selections from "Wicked" (arr. Nowlin) (2004)
When You Believe (arr. Moss)

Resources

Schwartz, S.; Bocook, J. (2005). Selections from Wicked [score]. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, Wisc.