It's true that it's played on a piccolo in the traditional pit orchestras of
today; I conducted it a few years ago and had my flutist put on her
"picclist" hat for those moments.
I don't argue that a soprano recorder should be used, but it may not carry
if your orchestra is (as it should be) IN the pit, not backstage or
wherever-else. Flutists who are not very verse on recorders would have a
tendency to crack on the notes, as well.
Luckily the tune is in F, and the dotted / triplet figure that is so famous
doesn't contain any accidentals, so it "lays easy" on the instrument.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Guy Hayden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <finale@shsu.edu>
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 11:28 AM
Subject: [Finale] Recorder in Wizard of Oz
When I prepared this show a few years back I was fortunate to have a flute
player who also played soprano recorder. The effect was wonderful! If
you
listen carefully to the movie you will hear the recorder, not a piccolo,
and
not a flute. The passage in question is in "If I Only Had A Brain".
Guy Hayden
-----Original Message-----
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John Howell
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 11:55 AM
To: finale@shsu.edu
Subject: Re: [Finale] alto as tenor?
(BIG snip)
In the Broadway score of The Wizard of Oz there is a brief passage
marked "Recorder" in one of the reed books. It apparently means
soprano recorder, but it is notated at pitch with multiple ledger
lines, and is normally (perhaps always!) played on piccolo rather
than recorder.
John
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