South Pacific: Selection

Richard Rodgers

Richard Rodgers (tr. Erik Leidzén)

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

(Percussion instrumentation undifferentiated in score)

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

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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• 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)
• 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 "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)
• Slaughter on 10th Avenue (arr. Lang) (1936/1954)
• Slaughter on 10th Avenue (arr. Moss)
• Sound of Music, The -- Selections (arr. Bennett) (1959/1960)
• South Pacific -- Highlights
• South Pacific: Selection (tr. Leidzen) (1949)
• South Pacific Symphonic Scenario (arr. Bennett and Rogers) (1949/1999)
• Symphonic Highlights from "The King and I" (arr. Bulla) (1951/2016)
• 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)

Resources

• 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.