Simpsons, The
Danny Elfman (arr. Paul Murtha)
General Info
Year: 1990 / 2008
Duration: c. 1:45
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
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
- Horn in F
- Violin
- Viola
Part 4
- Bassoon
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- Horn in F
- Cello
Part 5
- Bassoon
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- Tuba
- String Bass
- Electric Bass
- Cello
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bells
- Bongos
- Conga
- Crash Cymbals
- Drum Set
- Mark Tree
- Snare Drum
- Tambourine
- Train Whistle
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Here is a dynamite arrangement of one of the most unique and recognizable TV theme songs ever!
- Program Note from publisher
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of working-class life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture and society, television, and the human condition.
Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after his own family members, substituting Bart for his own name, he thought Simpson was a funny name in that it had the word "simp" in it, which is short for "simpleton". The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. After three seasons, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became Fox's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1989–1990).
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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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"
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- 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
- Danny Elfman website Accessed 5 August 2020
- Perusal score
- The Simpsons, Wikipedia Accessed 5 August 2020