Super-Secret Super Sleuths

Jeremy S. Martin

General Info

Year: 2018
Duration: c. 3:30
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Ludwig Masters
Cost: Score and Parts - $50.00 | Score Only - $20.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba

Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bongos (2)
Claves
Drum Set
Shaker
Tambourine
Triangle, small
Vibraslap

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Super-Secret Super Sleuths was written as a dedication to my son Nickolas. When he was two years old, my wife Christy made up a “secret” group for the two of them -- the Super Sleuths! -- as a way of convincing him to go to the store and run other errands with her. They would sneak around the grocery store or shoe store, searching for clues to some make-believe mystery, and she came up with words to a song they would sing while off on their pretend mission:

Super Secret Ma-ma!
Super Secret Nick-o-las!
We’re the secret Super Sleuths,
‘Cause we’re sneak-sneak-sneakin’ around!

Eventually I added some melody to the words and would play their theme song on the piano while they were getting ready to sneak out of the house on another adventure. One day Christy suggested that it would make a fun band piece, and I had to agree! The result is an homage to music from classic spy-themed TV shows and movies such as Mission: Impossible, the James Bond series, The Incredibles, and even Austin Powers.

-Program note by composer

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

Performances

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Arizona Music Educators' Association Northeast Region Music Festival Band (Geoff DeSpain, conductor) - 18 Feb 2017

Works for Winds by This Composer

Armed Force Medley (as arranger) (2022)
Beautiful, Inside and Out (2020)
Blue Horizons (2019)
The Blue Hornets (2015)
The Conquerers (2022)
Cycle of the Werewolf (2015)
Diamond Reflections (2019)
Elegy for a Firefighter (2008/2019)
Fast Falls the Eventide (2011)
In Full Glory Reflected (2014)
Laurie's Song (as transcriber) (1954/ )
Prayer for Ukraine (as arranger) (1886/2022)
Prelude on "Adeste Fideles" (2006/2022)
Remember the Little Things (2019)
Suite for Band (2015)
Super-Secret Super Sleuths (2018)
"Taras Bulba" Overture (as transcriber) (1891/1924/2022)
That others may live (2008)

Resources