SKU: CL.RWS-2318-00
Your audience will be delighted with this sly, tongue-in-cheek programmatic march! Filled with clever melodies and colorful surprises, Funeral March of a Marionette is perhaps best known as the theme song from the Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV show. Evan VanDoren has crafted this new transcription for the modern wind ensemble, taking care to maximize playability while presenting the work in its truest form.
SKU: AP.98-RWS231801
SKU: TM.05651SET
Transposed: cl 1, hns 1&2, tpt 1&2, tbn 1&2; hn 3&4 orig in F, cl 2 orig in Bb. Clothbound score.
SKU: AP.38354S
UPC: 038081436524. English.
Written as either a fun or serious performance piece, this work incorporates several well-known and familiar classical melodies associated with the macabre and creepy. For a more serious program, Pieces Macabre is offered by the arranger as an alternate title. Included themes are Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Modest Moussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain, Charles Gounod's Funeral March of a Marionette, and Edvard Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King. It's spooktacular! This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.36-50703006
ISBN 9781621562863. UPC: 746241218087. English.
A collection of spooky favorites used in movies, television and commercials. All parts are activeno one is left out of the fun! These pieces would be useful for in-school performances or recruiting. Contents: (2) Marche funbre (Chopin); Funeral March of a Marionette (Gounod); In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg); The Old Castle (Mussorgsky); Danse Macabre (Saint-Saens).
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SKU: CF.CAS159
ISBN 9781491165041. UPC: 680160923953. Key: D minor.
Charles Gounod (1818–1893) was a French composer who was well-known and well-regarded in his lifetime. His legacy included breaking from the grand opera tradition and influencing the next generation of Frenchcomposers. March of the Marionette was originally a piano solo titled Funeral March of a Marionette. Gounod wrote the piece to make fun of the music critic, Henry Chorley. The marionette dies in a duel, possibly a musical imitation of a public argument about the merits of Gounod’s compositions. The marionette’s friends have a funeral for him, creating a procession through the streets, with a brief stop for refreshments, illustrated in the D major section. This now-familiar theme has been used frequently in advertisements, movies, and television shows. It was used as the theme music for Alfred Hitchcock Presents television show (1956–66) introducing dramas, mysteries, and thrillers.The prevailing bow strokes in this piece range from spiccato stroke to a light brush stroke for all eighth notes, regardless of articulation markings. Students should experiment with bow distribution to discover the appropriate placement for different dynamics. Students just learning the spiccato bow stroke will be more successful if they start this bow stroke close to their bow hand. Encourage students to discuss the character of the music and how to bring the storyline to life as an ensemble.
About Carl Fischer Concert String Orchestra Series
This series of pieces (Grade 3 and higher) is designed for advancing ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:
SKU: CF.CAS159F
ISBN 9781491165447. UPC: 680160924356. Key: D minor.
Charles Gounod (1818-1893) was a French composer who was well-known and well-regarded in his lifetime. His legacy included breaking from the grand opera tradition and influencing the next generation of Frenchcomposers. March of the Marionette was originally a piano solo titled Funeral March of a Marionette. Gounod wrote the piece to make fun of the music critic, Henry Chorley. The marionette dies in a duel, possibly a musical imitation of a public argument about the merits of Gounod’s compositions. The marionette’s friends have a funeral for him, creating a procession through the streets, with a brief stop for refreshments, illustrated in the D major section. This now-familiar theme has been used in frequently in advertisements, movies, and television shows. It was used as the theme music for Alfred Hitchcock Presents television show (1956-66) introducing dramas, mysteries, and thrillers.The prevailing bow strokes in this piece range from spiccato stroke to a light brush stroke for all eighth notes, regardless of articulation markings. Students should experiment with bow distribution to discover the appropriate placement for different dynamics. Students just learning the spiccato bow stroke will be more successful if they start this bow stroke close to their bow hand. Encourage students to discuss the character of the music and how to bring the storyline to life as an ensemble.
SKU: CL.RWS-2318-75
SKU: TM.05651SC
