Funeral March of a Marionette by Charles Gounod
arranged for marimba ensemble [6 players]
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Funeral March of a Marionette (6 players)
by Charles Gounod, arranged for marimba ensemble by B. Michael Williams Gounod's classic piano composition, best known as the theme from "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," is scored for marimba ensemble (xylophone + five marimbas, can be performed on four). Recorded on Winthrop University Percussion Ensemble CD, "First Construction."

Funeral March of the Marionette
Intermediate
Charles Gounod; arr. B. Michael Williams
Self Published
Mallet ensembles serve several important services to percussion education. These include teaching well-known traditional works to young students, to include popular pieces for pe rcussion programs, and to provide keyboard performance experience to students. This arrangement of the familiar Gounod piano piece fulfills each of the experiences described. The melody presents the now-famous theme from the Alfred Hitchcock television series. The score is written for xylophone plus five marimbas. The lowest marimba part can be performed on a low-A instrument, but a low-F marimba will enable the player to cover some optional low F’s, which are clearly written. The arrangement has nice balance of assignments that toss the melodic materials to different members of the ensemble. The keys move between one flat and two sharps. The arrangement is well-written, cleanly-edited and has numerous dynamic changes for interest and expression.
Reviewed by: George Frock, Percussive Notes
Review originally published: June 2009