Full orchestration requirements for the musical Bye Bye Birdie. Note the optional synthesizer part to cover strings, and optional additional songs written in 1995.

BYE BYE BIRDIE ORCHESTRATION

3 Violins
2 Cellos
1 Bass

1 Reed I: Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute & Piccolo
1 Reed II: Alto Saxophone & Clarinet
1 Reed III: Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet
1 Reed IV: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Baritone Saxophone

1 Horn
1 Trumpets I & II
1 Trumpet III
1 Trombone I
1 Trombone II

1 Piano

2 Percussion I & II: (trap drum set & mallet instruments)

* Percussion I:
* Bells (Glockenspiel)
* Vibraphone
* Xylophone
* Chimes
* Timpani (2 drums)
* Tambourine
* Timbales
* Gran Cassa
* Snare Drum Case
* Suspended Cymbal
* Castanets
* Gourd
* Cowbell

* Percussion II:
* Trap drum set-
o Bass Drum
o Snare Drum & Rack Tom
o Floor Tom
o various Cymbals
+ hi-hat
+ crash
+ ride
+ finger
o Wood Blocks (2)
o Bongos
o Large Military Snare Drum
o Gong
o Gunshot
* Kazoo (or Ratchet)

Both players use Piatti, Triangle and Ratchet

1 Guitar-Banjo (Banjo for “Overture A”; Electric Bass for “Telephone Hour” and “One Hundred Ways - Ballet” only)

Piano-Conductor’s Score sent with rehearsal material.

A special Keyboard Synthesizer part is available, when the complete orchestration is used, at an additional charge. It may be substituted for the 3 violin and 2 cello parts.

Also available, at an additional charge: Full Orchestra Score (Partitur) in 4 volumes.

OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL MATERIAL

Stage Manager’s Guide
3 Optional Additional Songs, from the 1995 television presentation:
Spanish Rose (Revised)
Let’s Settle Down
A Mother Doesn’t Matter Anymore

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