Show Boat (Kern, Jerome)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 acts
Composition Year 1927
Genre Categories Musicals; Theatrical Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; English language; For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For wind band (arr); For orchestra without strings (arr); Scores featuring wind band (arr); For male chorus, piano (arr); Scores featuring male chorus (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For chorus with keyboard (arr); For flute, clarinet, cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); Scores featuring the clarinet (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For 4 players (arr)

Contents

Performances

Recordings

Ol' Man River (Act I)

For Flute, Clarinet, Cello and Piano (Fried)

 Complete Recording
#417813 - 2.90MB - 3:10 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!C - 645×⇩ - MP3 - Joefried1

MP3 file (audio)
Joefried1 (2016/4/4)

Publisher Info. Joseph Nicholas Fried
Performers The Eastlakers
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 [tag/del]
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Sheet Music

Vocal Scores

1928 London Version

 Complete Score
#891385 - 22.85MB, 229 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 26/V/46 - 26×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Dbmiller (2022/1/12)

 Complete Score (Wodehouse lyrics redacted)
#835990 - 24.07MB, 229 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 431×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Dbmiller (2022/1/12)

Publisher. Info. New York: T.B. Harms, 1928. Plate 29678.
Reprinted London: Chappell, 1928. Plate 29678.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD Canada, Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes No. 23, "Bill," has lyrics co-authored by Hammerstein and P. G. Wodehouse and was adapted from a number written by Wodehouse and Kern for an earlier musical. The music for "Bill" is in the public domain in Canada, but the lyrics are not.
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1946 Broadway Version

 Complete Score
#835957 - 9.69MB, 194 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 26/C/46 - 107×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Dbmiller (2023/1/23)

 Complete Score (Wodehouse lyrics redacted)
#835979 - 10.74MB, 194 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/C/46 - 35×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Dbmiller (2023/1/23)

 Complete Score ("Bill" redacted)
#835980 - 10.15MB, 192 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/C/C - 25×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Dbmiller (2023/1/23)

Publisher. Info. New York: T.B. Harms, 1946. Plate 939.
Reprinted Santa Monica: Welk Music Group, n.d.(ca.1980s).
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD Canada, Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes No. 22, "Bill," has lyrics co-authored by Hammerstein and P. G. Wodehouse and was adapted from a number written by Wodehouse and Kern for an earlier musical. The music for "Bill" is in the public domain in Canada, but the lyrics are not. The music itself may not be affected by the Rule of the Shorter Term in EU countries since Wodehouse was a British national, but since Wodehouse did not write the song specifically for Show Boat, the rest of the piece is in the public domain in at least some EU countries due to the application of the rule. Authorized publication with a 1927-dated notice resulted in this edition's US copyright expiring in 2023. The same edition was also reprinted by PolyGram/Hal Leonard.
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Selections

 Ol' Man River
#835983 - 1.48MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 40×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Publisher. Info. New York: T.B. Harms, 1927. Plate T.B.H.Co.308-5.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Original 1927 version not including the lyric change to "Colored folks work on the Mississippi" made in 1928.
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 Color Cover, Table of Contents
#835964 - 0.24MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 18×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Dbmiller (2023/1/24)

⇒ 6 more: Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man • Make-Believe • Why Do I Love You? • Bill • You Are Love • Ol' Man River

 Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
#835965 - 0.95MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 20×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Dbmiller (2023/1/24)

 Make-Believe
#835966 - 1.18MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 16×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Dbmiller (2023/1/24)

 Why Do I Love You?
#835967 - 0.48MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 11×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Dbmiller (2023/1/24)

 Bill
#835970 - 0.81MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 26/V/46 - 15×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 You Are Love
#835968 - 0.92MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 13×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Dbmiller (2023/1/24)

 Ol' Man River
#835969 - 0.90MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 12×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Dbmiller (2023/1/24)

Publisher. Info. New York: T.B. Harms, 1927.
Reprinted Santa Monica: Welk Music Group, n.d.(ca.1980s).
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD Canada, Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Reprint of a reissue ca. 1960 with an added spread of photographs from the 1951 film adaptation (omitted from this upload). "Bill" is not in the public domain in Canada or Europe because its lyrics are by P. G. Wodehouse. The other numbers are in the public domain in Canada and in countries that apply the Rule of the Shorter Term for US works.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Selections

For Orchestra (Bourdon)

 Piano-Conductor (Highlights from Show Boat) (CA)
#300023 - 0.73MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/32 - Homerdundas

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Homerdundas (2013/10/20)

⇒ 12 more: Flutes 1, 2 (piccolo) • Oboes 1, 2 • Clarinets 1, 2 (also Bass clarinet) in B♭ • Bassoons 1, 2 • Horns 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) • Trumpets 1, 2, 3 (B♭) • Trombones 1, 2, 3, Tuba • Saxophones (Alto 1, 2, Tenor, Baritone) • Harp • Percussion, Timpani • Violins I (first position, advanced), II • Violas, Cellos, Basses

 Flutes 1, 2 (piccolo) (CA)
#300024 - 0.40MB, 3, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/32 - Homerdundas

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 Oboes 1, 2 (CA)
#300025 - 0.33MB, 3, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/32 - Homerdundas

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 Clarinets 1, 2 (also Bass clarinet) in B♭ (CA)
#300026 - 0.43MB, 3, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/32 - Homerdundas

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 Bassoons 1, 2 (CA)
#300027 - 0.32MB, 3, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/32 - Homerdundas

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 Horns 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) (CA)
#300028 - 0.72MB, 3, 3, 3, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/32 - Homerdundas

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Homerdundas (2013/10/20)

 Trumpets 1, 2, 3 (B♭) (CA)
#300029 - 0.41MB, 2, 2, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/32 - Homerdundas

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Homerdundas (2013/10/20)

 Trombones 1, 2, 3, Tuba (CA)
#300030 - 0.58MB, 2, 2, 2, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/32 - Homerdundas

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Homerdundas (2013/10/20)

 Saxophones (Alto 1, 2, Tenor, Baritone) (CA)
#300066 - 0.75MB, 3, 3, 3, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/32 - Homerdundas

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Homerdundas (2013/10/20)

 Harp (CA)
#300031 - 0.17MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/32 - Homerdundas

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Homerdundas (2013/10/20)

 Percussion, Timpani (CA)
#300032 - 0.24MB, 2, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/32 - Homerdundas

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Homerdundas (2013/10/20)

 Violins I (first position, advanced), II (CA)
#300033 - 0.75MB, 4, 4, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/32 - Homerdundas

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Homerdundas (2013/10/20)

 Violas, Cellos, Basses (CA)
#300034 - 0.61MB, 3, 3, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/49/32 - Homerdundas

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Homerdundas (2013/10/20)

Arranger Rosario Bourdon (1885-1961)
Publisher. Info. New York: T.B. Harms, 1953.
In the USA, This item is not in the public domain because it was renewed 28 years after first publication with a proper notice or it was "restored" to copyright status under the provisions of the GATT/TRIPS amendments. It will enter the US public domain on January 1st, 2049.
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Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Reproduced from a copyist's manuscript
Cleaned and retouched
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For Military Band (Jones)

 Condensed Score
#765690 - 6.48MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 150×⇩ - P0mbal

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P0mbal (2022/2/23)

⇒ 12 more: Flute/Piccolo • Oboe • E♭ Clarinet • Clarinet Solo, 1, 2, 3 (B♭) • Alto Saxophone (E♭), Tenor Saxophone (B♭) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1/2, 3/4 (E♭) • Cornet 1, 2, Trumpet 1/2 (B♭) • Trombone 1, 2, Bass Trombone • Euphonium, B♭ Baritone • Basses • Percussion

 Flute/Piccolo
#765691 - 3.22MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 49×⇩ - P0mbal

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P0mbal (2022/2/23)

 Oboe
#765692 - 2.85MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 45×⇩ - P0mbal

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 E♭ Clarinet
#765693 - 2.23MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 40×⇩ - P0mbal

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P0mbal (2022/2/23)

 Clarinet Solo, 1, 2, 3 (B♭)
#765694 - 10.23MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 50×⇩ - P0mbal

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P0mbal (2022/2/23)

 Alto Saxophone (E♭), Tenor Saxophone (B♭)
#765695 - 5.04MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 42×⇩ - P0mbal

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P0mbal (2022/2/23)

 Bassoon 1, 2
#765696 - 5.75MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 45×⇩ - P0mbal

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P0mbal (2022/2/23)

 Horn 1/2, 3/4 (E♭)
#765697 - 4.74MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 42×⇩ - P0mbal

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P0mbal (2022/2/23)

 Cornet 1, 2, Trumpet 1/2 (B♭)
#765698 - 7.91MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 53×⇩ - P0mbal

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P0mbal (2022/2/23)

 Trombone 1, 2, Bass Trombone
#765699 - 5.68MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 45×⇩ - P0mbal

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P0mbal (2022/2/23)

 Euphonium, B♭ Baritone
#765700 - 4.95MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 44×⇩ - P0mbal

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P0mbal (2022/2/23)

 Basses
#765701 - 2.82MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 41×⇩ - P0mbal

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P0mbal (2022/2/23)

 Percussion
#765702 - 3.21MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 44×⇩ - P0mbal

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P0mbal (2022/2/23)

Arranger Guy Jones (1875-1946)
Publisher. Info. London: Chappell & Co. Ltd., 1928. Plate 29770.
New York: T.B. Harms, 1928.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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 Horns 1/2, 3/4 (F)
#765714 - 0.28MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/24/24 - 57×⇩ - P0mbal

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P0mbal (2022/2/23)

Arranger Guy Jones (1875-1946)
Editor John Morrison
Publisher. Info. John Morrison, 2022
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes E♭ Horn parts transposed to F for modern players
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Ol' Man River (Act I)

For Male Chorus and Piano (Stickles)

 Complete Score (CA)
#884809 - 8.55MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/29/42 - Feduol

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Feduol (2023/11/20)

Arranger William Stickles (1882-1971)
Publisher. Info. T. B. Harms Choral Publications Arranged for Male Voices (T.T.B.B.), No.1174
New York: T.B. Harms Co., 1933. Plate T.B.H.Co. 349-10.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes This file is part of the Indianapolis Maennerchor Archive.
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For Flute, Clarinet, Cello and Piano (Fried)

 Complete Score
#417811 - 0.10MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!C - 2782×⇩ - Joefried1

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Joefried1 (2016/4/4)

 Complete Parts
#417812 - 0.09MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!C - 1015×⇩ - Joefried1

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Joefried1 (2016/4/4)

Arranger Joseph Nicholas Fried
Publisher. Info. Joseph Nicholas Fried
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General Information

Work Title Show Boat
Alternative. Title
Composer Kern, Jerome
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJK 4
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1927
First Performance. 1927-12-27 — New York, Ziegfeld Theatre
First Publication. 1927 (selections)
1928 (complete) – New York: T.B. Harms
Copyright Information Certain selections entered the US public domain in 2023 due to publication in 1927. The full 1946 version also entered the US public domain in 2023 due to its authorized publication with a 1927 notice.
This item, which is in the public domain in its country of origin, is likewise in the public domain in countries which apply the rule of the shorter term. All EU countries apply the rule of the shorter term in general.
Note that in some cases this rule may be overridden by a treaty with the source country (especially the United States) and/or may not apply to works which fell into the public domain in their source country due to a failure to renew copyright or comply with other formalities.
Librettist Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960) after Edna Ferber (1885-1968)
Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881-1975) (only for the song "Bill")
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra
External Links Wikipedia article
Internet Broadway Database
Maiden Voyage by Katharine Axtell (2009 Thesis)
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