Baby Elephant Walk (arr. Vinson)
Henry Mancini (arr. Johnnie Vinson)
Subtitle: From the Paramount Picture Hatari!
General Info
Year: 1962 / 2007 / 2013
Duration: c. 2:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $55.00; (digital) - $55.00 | Score Only (print) - $5.00
Instrumentation (Flexible)
Full Score
Part 1
- Flute
- Oboe
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- B-flat Trumpet
- Violin
Part 2
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- B-flat Trumpet
- Violin
Part 3
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- F Horn
- Violin
- Viola
Part 4
- Bassoon
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- F Horn
- Cello
Part 5
- Bassoon
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- Tuba
- String Bass
- Electric Bass
- CelloTimpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV
- Bells
- Drum Set
- Tambourine
- Wood Block
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
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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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
- Mancini, H.; Vinson, J. (2003). Baby Elephant Walk [score]. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, Wisc.