South Pacific: Selection

Richard Rodgers

General Info

Year: 1949
Duration: c. 12:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Williamson
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
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Percussion (3 players, including:

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

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

One of the most beloved of all Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, South Pacific opened on Broadway in 1949, and ran for 1,925 performances. It was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1950. Set in the South Pacific during World War II, it tells the story of two Americans, stationed in the South Pacific, who fall hopelessly in love with two islanders.

-Program Note from Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music

Media

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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Golden Gate Park Band (San Francisco, Calif.) (Craig McKenzie, conductor) - 31 July 2022
American Legion Band of the Tonawandas (Tonawanda, N.Y.) (Michael Shaw, conductor) - 7 November 2021
Ventura County (Calif.) Concert Band (Julie Judd, conductor) – 12 November 2017
Burbank (Calif.) Community Band (Paulette Westphal, conductor; Eugene Carbajal, vocal) – 25 February 2017

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

My Favorite Things (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Buckley) (1959/2014)

All Wind Works

Bali Hai (arr. Yoder) (1949/1953)
Blue Moon (arr. Barker) (1937/1962)
Carousel: Highlights (arr. Yoder) (1945/1964)
Carousel: Selections (arr. Leidzen) (1945/1948)
Carousel Waltz (arr. Bennett) (1945/1957)
Cinderella Waltz (arr. Bennett) (1958)
Circus on Parade, The (arr. Warrington) (1935)
Flower Drum Song (arr. Lang) (1958/1959)
Golden Age of Broadway, The (arr. Moss) (2009)
Guadalcanal March (arr. Bennett) (1952/1978)
Guadalcanal March (arr. Curnow) (1952/1989)
Guadalcanal March (arr. Leidzen) (1952)
If I Loved You from "Carousel"(arr. Werle) (1945/)
It's a Grand Night for Singing (arr. Brown) (1945)
Highlights from "Oklahoma!" (arr. Moss) (1943/1994)
Highlights from "Oklahoma!" (arr. Yoder) (1943/1954)
Highlights from "South Pacific" (arr. Lang) (1949/1958)
Highlights from "The King and I" (arr. Herfurth) (1951/1957)
Highlights from "The Sound of Music" (arr. Cable) (1959)
King and I, The, Selections (tr. Bennett) (1951)
Lady is a Tramp (arr. Hastreiter)
Manhattan (arr. Morrissey) (1925/1953/1959)
March of the Siamese Children (arr. Bennett) (1951)
My Favorite Things (arr. Jennings) (1959/1992)
My Favorite Things (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Buckley) (1959/2014)
Oklahoma! (arr. Bennett, adapt. Rodgers) (1943/1997)
Oklahoma!: Selections (arr. Leidzen) (1943)
Richard Rodgers in Concert (arr. Huff)
Richard Rodgers in Concert (arr Lowden)
Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma" (arr. Edmondson) (1943/1982)
Salute to Richard Rodgers (arr. Ricketts)
Selections from "Carousel" (arr. Bennett) (1945)
Selections from "Carousel" (arr. Custer) (1945/1995)
Selections from "The Sound of Music" (arr. Christensen) (1959/1989)
Slaughter on 10th Avenue (arr. Lang) (1936/1954)
Slaughter on 10th Avenue (arr. Moss)
The Sound of Music -- Selections (arr. Bennett) (1959/1960)
The Sound of Music Medley (arr. Iwai)
South Pacific -- Highlights
South Pacific: Selection (tr. Leidzen) (1949)
South Pacific Symphonic Scenario (arr. Bennett; adapt. Rogers) (1949/1999)
Symphonic Highlights from "The King and I" (arr. Bulla) (1951/2016)
Themes from "Victory at Sea" (arr. Maltby) (1953/1975)
Tribute to Rodgers and Hammerstein (arr. Custer)
Victory at Sea Symphonic Scenario (tr. Bennett) (1954/1955)
Victory at Sea (arr Moss)
You'll Never Walk Alone (arr. Rhea) (1945/2018)
You'll Never Walk Alone (arr. Walden and VanDoren) (1945/2017)

Resources

Girsberger, Russ. Percussion Assignments for Band & Wind Ensemble: Volume 2 L-Z. Meredith Music Publications, 2004, pp. 255.
Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "South Pacific." Accessed 2 January 2015
Rodgers, R.; Leidzen, E. (1949). South Pacific : Selection [score]. Williamson Music: New York, N.Y.