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Baron Cimetiere's Mambo
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General Info
Year: 2004
Duration: c. 5:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Piquant Press
Cost: Score and Parts (Rental) - $300.00 | Score (Purchase) - $45.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bb Contrabass Clarinet
Soprano Saxophone
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III-IV
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I–II-III-IV-V, including:
- Bass Drum (with pedal)
- Bell Tree
- Bongos (2)
- Brake Drum
- Claves
- Congas
- Cowbell
- Cymbal (suspended, sizzle)
- Flexatone (2)
- Floor Tom
- Guiro
- Maracas (2)
- Marimba (2)
- Ratchet
- Sandpaper Blocks (4)
- Shekere (or Cabasa)
- Slapstick
- Sleigh Bells
- Snare Drum
- Tambourine
- Tam-Tam
- Tom-Toms (4)
- Triangle (small)
- Trap Set
- Xylophone (3)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
In Voodoo lore, Baron Cimetiere is the loa (spirit) who is the keeper and guardian of cemeteries. Depictions of him are, needless to say, quite chilling. He is usually pictured in dark tailcoat and tall dark hat – like an undertaker – wearing dark glasses with one lens missing. He carries a cane, smokes cigars, and is a notorious mocker and trickster. (The Haitian dictator ‘Papa Doc’ Duvalier is said to have imitated the Baron’s sartorial style in order to intimidate any opponents who were practitioners of Voodoo).
I first came across Baron Cimetiere in Russell Bank’s fascinating novel Continental Drift, which deals with the collision between American and Haitian culture during the “boat people” episodes of the late 1970s and early ‘80s. Voodoo is a strong element of that novel, and when my mambo began to take on a dark, mordant, sinister quality, I decided to link it to the Baron. Baron Cimetiere’s Mambo was commissioned by Neil Jenkins and Nikk Pilato for the J.P. Taravella High School Wind Orchestra; Coral Springs, Florida.
Program Note by Donald Grantham.
Commercial Discography
- MP3 Download: North Texas Wind Symphony (Eugene Corporon, conductor)
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Recent Performances
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- All-Southern California High Wind Ensemble (Dr. Eugene Corporon, conductor) - 25 January 2008
- Florida State University Wind Orchestra (Nikk Pilato, conductor) - 20 April 2007
- J.P. Taravella High School Wind Orchestra (Nikk Pilato, conductor) - 25 May 2004 WORLD PREMIERE
Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Baron Cimetiere's Mambo (2004)
- Baron Piquant on Pointe (2011)
- Baron La Croix's Shuffle (2010)
- Baron Samedi's Sarabande and Soft-Shoe (2005)
- Bum's Rush (1994)
- Cloudless Day, Bitter Sky (2002)
- Come, Memory (2002)
- Concerto in One Movement for Bass Trombone (1979)
- Court Music (2005)
- Don't You See? (2001)
- Fantasy on "La Golondrina" (2003)
- Fantasy on Mr. Hyde's Song (1998)
- Farewell to the Gray (2001)
- Fayetteville Bop (2002)
- From an Alabama Songbook (2007)
- JS Dances (2003)
- J'ai été au bal ("I went to the dance") (1999)
- Kentucky Harmony (2000)
- Music for the Blanton (2006)
- Northern Celebration (2001)
- Phantasticke Spirits (2002)
- Southern Harmony (1998)
- Spangled Heavens (2010)
- Starry Crown (2007)
- Symphony for Winds and Percussion (2009)
- Trumpet Gloria (2006)
- Tuba Concerto (Grantham) (2012)
- Variations on an American Cavalry Song (2001)
Additional Resources
