Selections from Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins"

Richard M. Sherman

Robert B. Sherman

Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (arr. Irwin Kostal; ed. Alfred Reed)

General Info

Year: 1963 / 1964
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Hansen Educational Music
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Condensed Score
C Piccolo
D-flat Piccolo
Flute I-II
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
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F and E-flat I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Chimes
Coconut Shells
Crash Cymbals
Iron Plate
Ratchet
Rattles
Sandpaper Blocks
Shoes on Salt
Snare Drum
Spoons
Washboard
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

P. L. Travers's legendary magical British nanny came delightfully to life in the 1964 Walt Disney film starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. At least 17 original songs by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman enhanced this musically rich movie, and their score won two Grammy Awards and two Academy Awards. In 2013, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

- Program Note adapted from Wikipedia

This medley includes the melodies A Spoonful of Sugar, I Love to Laugh, Sand Dance, Jolly 'Holiday, Step in Time, Chim Chim Cheree, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocius, Feed the Birds, Let's Go Fly a Kite, and The Derby.

Media

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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Illinois Valley Community College (Oglesby, Ill.) Wind Ensemble (Phil Whaley, conductor) - 9 December 2021
Santa Monica (Calif.) High School Wind Ensemble (Terry Sakow, conductor) – 28 May 2014

Works for Winds by This Composer

Bedknobs and Broomsticks: Highlights (with Robert Sherman; arr. Tatgenhorst) (1971)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Selections
A Disney Super Time (arr. Christensen)
The Happiest Millionaire (arr. Yoder)
The Happiest Millionaire (arr. Brittain)
Highlights from "Mary Poppins" (arr. O'Loughlin) (1963/2011)
Highlights from Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" (with Robert Sherman; arr. Reed) (1963/1965)
It's a Small World (arr. Cofield) (1975)
The Jungle Book: Colonel Hathi’s March (arr. Osterling) (1992)
Let’s Go Fly a Kite (arr. Nowak) (1989)
Mary Poppins (with Robert Sherman; arr. Kostal; ed. Reed) (1963/1965/2006)
The Old Home Guard (arr. Edmondson) (1971)
The One and Only, Genuine Original Family Band (arr. McLin) (1968)
Selections from "Mary Poppins" (arr. Ricketts) (1963/2005)
Selections from Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" (with Robert Sherman; arr. Kostal; ed. Reed) (1963/1964)
A Step in the Right Direction (arr. Edmondson) (1971)
Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" (arr. Kostal; ed. Reed) (1964)

Resources

Mary Poppins (film), Wikipedia Accessed 25 September 2016
Sherman, Richard; Sherman, Robert; Kostal, I.; Reed, A.; Walt Disney Pictures (1964). Walt Disney's Mary Poppins : For Concert Band [score]. Winderland Music Co.; Burbank, Calif.