Obviously we all love the songs in Wicked.

But does anyone have any favorite parts of the orchestra's underscoring during other scenes?

I get chills at the For Good theme that plays right after Elphaba's melting when Glinda finds the hat and starts to cry. I get teary-eyed every single time. It's actually my favorite part, musically speaking, of the entire show.

I hope I'm not the only one. Then again, maybe it's just the music major in me. :sing:

Oh, this is such a beautiful topic!

I love how Schwartz used the music of ALAYM as a "theme" throughout the entire musical. Many people have commented on this but I didn't notice the continuity until I actually saw the show. I'm not quite sure what you'd call that, though... I want to say "leitmotif" but that could be wrong.

Mmm... favorite parts, though, let's see. This isn't really something you can hear on the OBCR, but I loved the omnipresence of the clarinet in the orchestration, especially during scenes with dialogue. I'm a clarinetist so I'm always eager to pick it out, and there was a lot of clarinet for me to hear!

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the orchestra in wicked is really amazing! i love every single note they play :ha: lol

everything u guys have said is soo true

another part i especially like is at the beginning of no good deed (and through the whole thing)

that might not exactly count since it is part of the song, but i really notice this part .

I actually have the full score or One Short day. These are the instruments used in OSD

~ Bass
~ Bassoon
~ Clarinet
~ Flute
~ Guitar I
~ Guitar II
~ Harp
~ Horn I
~ Horn II
~ Oboe
~ Piano
~ Pizz. Strings
~ Strings
~ Trombone I
~ Trombone II
~ Trumpet I
~ Trumpet II
~ Vibes


I want to play percussion for Wicked!! :fit:

YOU WILL SNOWIE!!! :mrgreen:

I'll just go back stage and knock on the door. "Hey, Andy? Remember me? I'm playing percussion now." :ha:

i wanna play piano for Wicked

i love when DG first starts and you hear the NOMTW theme. theres a live recording of kristin and idina and it just sounds so AMAZING

Wow, I never new that the orchestration was that full... Well, that's just one more example of how incredibly complex and detailed this show is.

And I would kill to play flute in the show...or even better: CONDUCT the orch. :drool:

I love the guitar riff right b4 DG. That gives me MUCHO chills.

i like the music when Nessarose stands up for the first time with the ruby slippers

Can you say kick ass drumset player? I know I can

Oh, but I want to point out Stephan had nothing to do with the orchestration of Wicked (well he had some input, but didn't actually write the score). That was somone else entirely, Stephan just came up with the melody and lyrics.. the orchestrator (Bill Brohn) is who really makes the music come alive.. no offense to Stephan

I love Bill Brohn with a passion

Amanda

its hard to pick a fave orchestration...but if i had to i would say the electric keyboard part in Defying Gravity, where she starts to sing the first chorus that part gave me chills the 1st time i heard it...still does actually :roll:

overture or the ending of defying gravity. they are both amazing. i've tried orchestrating both...not good. i someday will get the orchestrations!

I wanna sing for wicked :elphie3: .

i want to become musically talented so i can play piano in Wicked :ha:

Yeah, a lot of people have no idea how many collaborators are needed for just ONE musical! There's the lyricist, the composer, the librettist, the orchestrator, and that's just for writing the darn thing. Musicals are really a collaborative effort, something that just one or even two people can't do.

Right now I'm writing a musical, and although I'd bore you if I told you all the details, I will say that I'm writing the book and the lyrics and that my friend is composing. However, he can only play piano so, when the time comes, we'll have to get someone else to do the orchestrations! I do not envy the person we choose for that task, because we've got some CRAZY ideas as far as orchestration is concerned.

So yeah, I have MAJOR love for Bill Brohn, too!

that little part when the broom rises out of the stair well. i love that sound it makes.

the part where elphie starts singing its time to try defying gravity

i REALLY like the music for the "I AM OZ!" thing right after osd. it's so amazing. i also like the lion cub scene music....*dreams about being in the show and getting a hold of the orchestrations....*

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When Shoshana played Nessa and Idina was Elphaba that one time during Wicked Witch of the East....When Sho is singing "sorry life has ceased..." and you can hear idina singing the spell in the background...

OMG it is AMAZING...every time i hear it....i could swear my heart grows wings!! haha

so today at 8:11....OK getting sidetracked. lol

the music in the monkey scenes is nice....

I love the music during Galinda & Elphie's little dance right before Popular!

Woohoo! *also getting sidetracked* "Taylor, the Latte Boy..." :sing:

aww!! thats my fave song ever!! :mrgreen:

I noticed all the clarinet parts too! Well, I guess that's because I'm a clarinetist as well. But it's not that often that there's such a prominent clarinet part to hear; it was great! And yes, I believe "leitmotif" would work there. :mrgreen: