Selections from Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
Danny Elfman (arr. Michael Brown)
General Info
Year: 2008
Duration: c. 5:25
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00; (digital) - $65.00 | Score Only (print) - $7.50
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
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Bell Tree
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals (normal and small)
- Flexatone
- Marimba
- Ratchet
- Sleigh Bells
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Temple Blocks (2)
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Wind Chimes
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The classic animated movie The Nightmare Before Christmas features deliciously sinister music by composer Danny Elfman. A unique offering for the holiday season, this appealing medley for band includes: Overture; Christmas Eve Montage; Sally's Song; This Is Halloween and End Title.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- American River College (Sacramento, Calif.) Wind Ensemble (Anthony Marvelli, conductor) - 11 December 2022
- Contra Costa Wind Symphony (Walnut Creek, Calif.) (Brad Hogarth, conductor) - 5 December 2021
- University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) Maroon Concert Band (John Leonard) - 25 October 2021
- Carroll Community Wind Ensemble (Carrollton, Ga.) (Terry Lowery, conductor) – 22 October 2020
- Southridge High School Symphonic Band (Beaverton, Ore.) (Cameron Jerde, conductor) – 11 December 2019
- Coastal Communities Concert Band (San Diego, Calif.) (Tom Cole, conductor) – 8 December 2019
- Hunt Valley Wind Ensemble (Sparks, Md.) (Matthew Brenner, conductor) – 8 December 2019
- Metropolitan Winds (Dallas, Tx.) (Gregory Hustis, conductor) – 8 December 2019
- Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Randy Schwalbe, conductor) – 10 November 2019
- Reno (Nev.) Wind Symphony (Mac McGrannahan, conductor) – 24 October4 2019
- Hornell Area (N.Y.) Wind Ensemble (Chris Lynn, conductor) – 15 December 2018
- Spotswood (N.J.) High School Honor Wind Ensemble (Aleyna Ashenfarb, conductor) – 13 December 2018
- Texas Christian University (Fort Worth) Symphonic Band (Brian Youngblood, conductor) – 3 December 2018
- San Ramon (Calif.) Symphonic Band (Larry Colón, conductor) – 22 December 2017
- Western Reserve Community Band (Hudson, Oh.) (Ralph Meyer, conductor) – 17 December 2017
- Watchung Hills Regional High School Concert Band (Paul McCullen, conductor) – 7 December 2017
- Amador County (Pine Grove, Calif.) Concert Band (Steve Chambers, conductor) – 3 December 2017
- Mid America Freedom Band (Kansas City, Mo.) (Lee Hartman, conductor) – 18 December 2016
- University of South Alabama Symphony Band (Jason Rinehart, conductor) – 7 November 2016
- Phoenix (N.Y.) Community Band (Colleen Dailey, conductor) – 21 December 2015
- Corpo Musicale "Pippo Bagnasco" di Serravalle Scrivia (Giuseppe Carlone, conductor) – 21 December 2013
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- The Simpsons (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1990/2008)
All Wind Works
- Alice in Wonderland. See: Soundtrack Highlights from Walt Disney Productions' "Alice in Wonderland"
- Batman (arr. Sahashi) (1989/1993)
- The Batman Theme (arr. Story) (1989/1997)
- Beetlejuice (arr. Wagner) (1988/2015)
- A Brass Thing (arr. Saucedo) (2005/2007)
- Music for a Darkened Theater (arr. Brown) (2007)
- Music from "Mission: Impossible" (with Lalo Schifrin; arr. Bocook) (1996)
- Music from "Sleepy Hollow"
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (arr. Moren) (1993)
- Oogie Boogie Song (arr. Brown) (2013)
- Percussion Quartet (2019)
- Selections from "Corpse Bride" (arr. Lopez) (2006)
- Selections from Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (arr. Brown) (2008)
- Selections from "Spider Man"
- Soundtrack Highlights from Walt Disney Productions' "Alice in Wonderland" (arr. Brown) (2010)
- The Simpsons (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1990/2008)
- Theme from "The Flash" (1992)
Resources
- Elfman, D.; Brown, M. (2008) Selections from Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas [score]. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, Wisc.
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