Baby Elephant Walk (arr. King)

Henry Mancini

Henry Mancini (arr. Peter King)

Subtitle: From the Movie Hatari

General Info

Year: 1962
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Editions Marc Reift
Cost: Score and Parts (print and digital) - CHF 95.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone I-II
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III-IV
Euphonium
Tuba
Piano (optional)
String Bass
Percussion I-II, including:

• Bongos
• Drum Set

Guitar (optional)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

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. Marc Reift Orchestra

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Harmonie Saint-Marc Malestroit-Ploermel - 26 August 2022

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. King) (1962)
• 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)
• Mancini Spectacular (arr. Barker) (1980-1985)
• 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