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Funeral March of a Marionette
Charles Gounod (arr. Stephen Squires)
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General Info
Year: 1872 / 2001
Duration: c. 4:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Piano
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $70.00 | Score Only - $7.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
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
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Crash Cymbals
- Triangle
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Charles Gounod's Funeral March of a Marionette was originally conceived by the composer as a tongue-in-cheek parody of a music critic he had come to detest. The spirit of good-hearted fun was certainly personified by the man, who later became indelibly associated with his theme – Alfred Hitchcock. Interpreted with a sly wink of the eye, this is a classic novelty.
- Program Note from publisher
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
- Alabama: Class CC
Performances
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- Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Fletcher Ferrara, conductor) – 18 June 2019
- Chester County Concert Band (West Chester, Penn.) (David Reif, conductor) – 30 October 2016
- Grand Street Concert Band (Brooklyn N.Y.) (Brian Worsdale, conductor) – 1 November 2015
- Los Alamos (N.M.) Community Winds (Ted Vives, conductor) – 24 October 2015
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)
- Ballet Music from "Faust"
- 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 (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)
Resources
- Funeral March of a Marionette, Wikipedia Accessed 18 January 2018