This nearly was mine (En) (T+b Voice) Richard Rodgers / Arr. Johan de Meij

Titel / Title: This Nearly Was Mine
Untertitel / Subtitle: (English)
Komponist / Composer: Richard Rodgers
Arrangeur / Arranger: Johan de Meij
Instrumentation: Concert Band/Male Choir (ttbb/ttb/tb)

Das Musical South Pacific von 1949 ist eine der vielen erfolgreichen Theaterproduktionen des Komponisten Richard Rodgers (1902
1979), die in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Lyriker Oscar Hammerstein entstanden sind. Die Verbindung dieses Paares führte auch zu berühmten Musicals wie Oklahoma, The King And I, Flower Drum Song und The Sound Of Music. Diese ursprünglich für den Broadway konzipierten Produktionen wurden bald zu Filmproduktionen verarbeitet und in der ganzen Welt gezeigt. Dies hat wesentlich dazu beigetragen, Rodgers' Musik von bleibendem Wert zu machen.

Der Südpazifik befindet sich
wie aus dem Titel ersichtlich
auf einer Insel im Pazifik. Dort verliebt sich der Pflanzer Emil de Becque, der Frankreich verlassen hat, in Nellie Forbush, eine Krankenschwester der U.S. Navy, die während des tobenden Zweiten Weltkriegs auf der Insel stationiert war.

Nachdem sie die Wahrheit über Emils obskure Vergangenheit erfahren hat (er hat in seiner Heimat Mord begangen und er ist der Vater von zwei Kindern, die auf der Insel herumlaufen), beginnt Nellie, an der Aufrichtigkeit ihrer Beziehung zu zweifeln.

In dem Lied This Nearly Was Mine drückt Emil seine Bedenken über das Ergebnis ihrer Beziehung aus.


1 Condensed Score
1 Tenor
4 Flute I
4 Flute II
1 Oboe I
1 Oboe II
2 Bassoon
1 Clarinet Eb
4 Clarinet Solo + I
4 Clarinet II
4 Clarinet III
3 Clarinet IV
1 Alto Clarinet Eb
1 Bass Clarinet
4 Alto Saxophone
2 Tenor Saxophone
1 Baritone Saxophone
2 Cornet I
2 Cornet III
2 Trumpet I
2 Trumpet II
1 Horn I Eb
1 Horn I F
1 Horn II Eb
1 Horn II F
1 Horn III Eb
1 Horn III F
1 Horn IV Eb
1 Horn IV F
2 Trombone I C
1 Trombone I Bb (TC)
1 Trombone I Bb (BC)
2 Trombone II C
1 Trombone II Bb (TC)
1 Trombone II Bb (BC)
2 Trombone III C
1 Trombone III Bb (TC)
1 Trombone III Bb (BC)
2 Baritone C
2 Baritone Bb (BC)
4 Baritone Bb (TC)
2 Bas Bb (TC)
2 Bas Bb (BC)
2 Bas Eb (TC)
2 Bas Eb (BC)
4 Tuba C
1 Stringbass
1 Percussion I
1 Percussion II
1 Timpani

The musical South Pacific from 1949 is one of the many successful theatre-productions by composer Richard Rodgers (1902 1979) which was developed in collaboration with lyricist Oscar Hammerstein. The association of this couple also resulted in famous musicals such as Oklahoma, The King And I, Flower Drum Song and The Sound Of Music. These productions, initially conceived for Broadway were soon made into movie-productions and shown all over the world. This has contributed to a considerable degree to make Rodgers' music of everlasting value.South Pacific is set as may be gathered from the title on an island in the Pacific Ocean. It is there that the planter Emil de Becque, who has left France, falls in love with Nellie Forbush, a nurse in the U.S. Navy, statione on the island during the raging World War II.After learning the truth about Emil's obscure past (he has comitted murder in his homecountry and he is the father of two children running loose on the island) Nellie starts to doubt the sincerity of their relationship.In the song This Nearly Was Mine, Emil expresses his misgivings on the outcome of their relationship.

Besetzungsliste / Instrumentation:

1 Condensed Score
1 Tenor
4 Flute I
4 Flute II
1 Oboe I
1 Oboe II
2 Bassoon
1 Clarinet Eb
4 Clarinet Solo + I
4 Clarinet II
4 Clarinet III
3 Clarinet IV
1 Alto Clarinet Eb
1 Bass Clarinet
4 Alto Saxophone
2 Tenor Saxophone
1 Baritone Saxophone
2 Cornet I
2 Cornet III
2 Trumpet I
2 Trumpet II
1 Horn I Eb
1 Horn I F
1 Horn II Eb
1 Horn II F
1 Horn III Eb
1 Horn III F
1 Horn IV Eb
1 Horn IV F
2 Trombone I C
1 Trombone I Bb (TC)
1 Trombone I Bb (BC)
2 Trombone II C
1 Trombone II Bb (TC)
1 Trombone II Bb (BC)
2 Trombone III C
1 Trombone III Bb (TC)
1 Trombone III Bb (BC)
2 Baritone C
2 Baritone Bb (BC)
4 Baritone Bb (TC)
2 Bas Bb (TC)
2 Bas Bb (BC)
2 Bas Eb (TC)
2 Bas Eb (BC)
4 Tuba C
1 Stringbass
1 Percussion I
1 Percussion II
1 Timpani