Baby Elephant Walk

Henry Mancini

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General Info

Year: 1962 / 1996
Duration: c. 2:15
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $50.00 | Score Only (print) - $5.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Mancini's jaunty march from the movie Hatari! is clever and fun to play, and really captures that special Mancini sound that mixes the symphonic and jazz idioms together.

- Program Note from publisher

Hatari! (Swahili for "Danger!") is a 1962 American action/adventure romantic drama film directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne. It portrays a group of professional game catchers in Africa. The film includes dramatic wildlife chases and the scenic backdrop of Mount Meru, a dormant volcano.

Baby Elephant Walk is a song written in 1961 by Henry Mancini for the 1962 film Hatari! In 1963, the song earned Mancini a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement. The tune was written for an impromptu scene in Hatari! in which 'Dallas' (Elsa Martinelli) led three baby elephants to a waterhole to bathe.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
Audio CD: Rising Starr Middle School Symphonic Band (Mark Elrod, conductor) – 2003

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Seward (Ak.) Community Band (Neal Haglund, conductor) – 20 February 2020
Cary (N.C.) Town Band (Stuart Holoman, conductor) – 4 July 2017
Brent International School Subic High School (Bataan, Philippines) Concert Band (Tamara L. Davis, conductor) – Spring 2012
Rising Starr Middle School (Fayetteville, Ga.) Symphonic Band (Mark Elrod, conductor) – 17 December 2003 (2003 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Baby Elephant Walk (arr. Vinson) (1962/2007/2013)
Peter Gunn (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1958/2015)
The Pink Panther (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brown) (1963/2011)

All Wind Works

Baby Elephant Walk (arr. Moss) (1962/1996)
Baby Elephant Walk (arr. Vinson) (1962/2007/2013)
Baby Elephant Walk (arr. Vlak) (1962)
Days of Wine and Roses (arr. Krance) (1962/1967)
Drummer's Delight (arr. Erickson) (1969)
The Great Race March (arr. Moss) (1965/2005)
The Great Waldo Pepper March (arr. Moss) (1965/2005)
Henry Mancini's Concert Band Medley (arr. Warrington) (1966)
Inspector Clouseau Theme (arr. Kazik) (1976/2015)
It Had Better Be Tonight (arr. Brown) (1963/2013)
Jesus Christ Superstar (as arranger, with John Moss) (1970/2004)
Mancini! (arr. Bulla) (2000?)
Mancini! (arr. Reed) (1965)
Mancini Magic (arr. Brubaker) (1990)
Moon River (arr. Bilik) (1961/1963)
Moon River (arr. Brown) (1961)
Moon River (arr. Powers) (1961/1969)
Mr. Lucky. See: Selections from "Mr Lucky"
Pennywhistle Jig (arr. Moss) (1970/1999)
Peter Gunn (arr. Faini) (1958/)
Peter Gunn (arr. Murtha) (1958)
Peter Gunn (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1958/2015)
Pie in the Face Polka (arr. Vinson) (1965/2012)
The Pink Panther (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brown) (1963/2011)
The Pink Panther (arr. Edmondson) (1963/1984)
The Pink Panther (arr. Frackenpohl) (1963)
The Pink Panther (arr. Warrington) (1963/1964)
Selections from "Mr Lucky" (arr. Krance) (1959/1961)
Selections from "The Great Race" (arr. Bulla) (1965/2015)
Toy Tiger

Resources

Baby Elephant Walk, Wikipedia. Accessed 16 July 2020
Hatari!, Wikipedia Accessed 30 June 2017
Mancini, H.; Moss, J. (1996). Baby Elephant Walk [score]. H. Leonard Corp.: Milwaukee, Wisc.