Funeral March of a Marionette (arr Brackett)
Charles Gounod (transposed Brackett)
Subtitle: For Clarinet Choir
General Info
Year: 1872 / 2004
Duration:
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Piano
Publisher: Anthony Brackett
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $25.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra Alto Clarinet
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Excellent choice for those October and Halloween concerts. This version has the complete work as written by Gounod. Often times we just hear the introduction, main theme and coda. This transcription is of the entire piece, including a very short fugue after the main theme
- Program Note by Anthony Brackett
The Funeral March of a Marionette (Marche funèbre d'une marionnette) is a short piece by Charles Gounod. It was written in 1872 for solo piano and orchestrated in 1879. It is perhaps best known as the theme music for the television program Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
The following storyline underlies the Funeral March of a Marionette: The Marionette has died in a duel. The funeral procession commences (D minor). A central section (D major) depicts the mourners taking refreshments before returning to the funeral march (D minor).
The work has been recorded many times. One of the earliest recordings was by John Philip Sousa's band in 1903.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Callanwolde Concert Band (Atlanta, Ga.) (Raymond Handfield, conductor) – 27 October 2017
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Funeral March of a Marionette (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Marlatt) (1872/2008)
All Wind Works
- Ah! Je Veux Vivre from "Romeo and Juliet" (tr. Odom) (1867)
- Ave Maria (Bach-Gounod) (arr. Lovrien) (1853/2004)
- Ballet Music from "Faust" (arr. Godfrey) (1859/1918)
- Festive Dance from "Faust" (arr. Glover) (1859/2003)
- Funeral March of a Marionette (arr. Squires) (1872/2001)
- Funeral March of a Marionette (transposed Brackett) (1872/2004)
- Funeral March of a Marionette (arr. Lake) (1872/1927)
- Funeral March of a Marionette (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Marlatt) (1872/2008)
- La Reine de Saba (1862)
- Petite Symphonie (1885)
- Petite Symphonie (arr. Fennell) (1885/1985)
- Petite Symphonie (arr. Xin Su) (1885/2021)
- Trois Rag-Caprices (arr. De Meij) (1922/1994)
Resources
- Funeral March of a Marionette, Wikipedia Accessed 18 January 2018
- Gounod, C.; Brackett, A. (2004). Funeral March of a Marionette: For Clarinet Choir [score]. Anthony Brackett: New York.
- Perusal score