Part of Your World (Disney's "The Little Mermaid"), 2011; soprano & orchestra

Title: Part of Your World (from "Disney's The Little Mermaid"), 2011
Music/Lyrics: Alan Menken/Howard Ashman
Arr: New orchestration for soprano (Chelsea Picken) & orchestra (with violin solo by Annette Homann)

This is my orchestration from the cabaret. I actually built the story/theme around this song. I was really inspired to do something big with the orchestra, and after seeing this piano/string quartet performance of "part of your world," I found it. It's decidedly more interactive than the original, with a focus on the orchestra and the singer. I went for the Broadway approach: extended, sustained dominant chords, exaggerated tempo changes and caesuras, etc. I aimed to keep the "water's waves" (consistent eight-note ostinato rhythm) flowing throughout the piece and incoporated color with the brass. Even though we had some mishaps during the performance, I think it turned out very well. Chelsea was great a showing that character and emotion I wanted for the piece!!! Thank you so much to the wonderful musicians!

(From iconiQuartet presents "Wishful Thinking": a musical cabaret and charity event benefitting The American Red Cross, 14 August 2011 @ TADA! Youth Theater.

David Bertrand, flute; Wojciech Milewski & Aaron Patterson, clarinet; Gregory Hammontree, trumpet; Derek Kwong, trombone; Erin Whelan & Yuko Yamamura, french horn; Zachary Eldridge, percussion; Jake Lloyd piano; Katsumi Ferguson, Annette Homann, Ayesha Rosena Anna McGowan, Mami Okada, Doyun Park, Mami Alisa Sugita, Daisuke Suzuki, violin; Blake Allen, viola; Abigail Kniffin & Navin Manglani, cello; Holly Koncelik & Joseph Wallace, bass.)

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[blasianFMA]

Almost perfect orchestration! All of the little things that you hear in the movie are here in this arrangement. That makes me happy :D

[pipolingo89]

oh wow! she lost control at 2:53!

[arbiteroftaste]

A great orchestration. Well done! I love how there is already countermelody at the beginning of the chorus. I love how you have a harp gliss even though you don't have a harp. There's just so much to listen to. I think the original was more subdued and perhaps more supportive from a storytelling perspective, and this reimagines the piece almost as a bravura art song. Thank you!