Sound of Music Instrumentation?

[cello_dude]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 6:50pm

does anybody know the instrumentation for the current production of Sound of music?

[cello_dude]

Posted: 11/17/06 at 11:38am

bump

anybody?

[Josh Freilich]

Posted: 11/17/06 at 1:08pm

If you're thinking of the 1998 revival orchestrated by Bruce Coughlin, then the orchestration is like this:
(I can't be too sure about the reed doublings, but it's the best I can do)

Violin I-II
Viola
Cello
Bass
Reed I (Flute/Piccolo/Recorder)
Reed II (Flute/Recorder/Clarinet)
Reed III (Clarinets)
Reed IV (Oboe/English Horn)
Reed V (Bassoon/Clarinet)
Trumpet I-II
Trombone
Bass Trombone/Tuba
French Horn I-II
Guitar/Mandolin/Zither/Autoharp
Keyboard/Accordion
Percussion

OOHHH, sorry. I thought you meant the most RECENT production. You want the current? Sorry, I don't know the orchestrations to that yet.

[cello_dude]

Posted: 11/17/06 at 3:52pm

yeah the london production... i want to see how badly they've cut it down...

[CarolynW]

Posted: 11/17/06 at 4:50pm

What makes you think they cut down the orchestra?

[nshreeve]

Posted: 11/17/06 at 4:56pm

from what I've seen and heard, the orchestrations are gorgeous for this show. Andrew Lloyd Webber is good at stuff like that!!

[CarolynW]

Posted: 11/17/06 at 5:02pm

I agree with you. I watched a video of the bows and the orchestra sounded great. He had a good sized one for EVITA. So I see no reason to cut down the orchestra for SOM.

Yours,

Carolyn

[cello_dude]

Posted: 11/17/06 at 5:26pm

true ALW is really good to us musicians, but i cant imagine that they would have the same size orchestra they had with the OBC

[cello_dude]

Posted: 11/23/06 at 3:41am

bump

[cello_dude]

Posted: 11/23/06 at 3:41am

bump

[Josh Freilich]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 2:38pm

WHOOPS!!! I made a boo-boo.

I just was on the new SOUND OF MUSIC website, and I see it is the original Robert Russell Bennett orchestrations and Trude Rittman arrangements from 1959.

I'm going to hear the orchestra right now and hear how it sounds.

[cello_dude]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 2:00am

Awsome... mabye this will be one show with a decent size orchestra!