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Gounod at the Teddy Bear's picnic (Funeral march of a marionette)

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Composer: 
Gounod, Charles
Composer: 
Bratton, John W.
Arranger: 
Martinet, Leigh
Year Arranged: 
1993
Type of Arrangement: 
Expansion
Availability: 
Commercial
Publisher: 
Hornists Nest
Year Published: 
1993
Catalogue Number: 
HN 54
Sheet Music Format: 

A4, Score (4) & parts (4x2=8)

Players
Number of Players: 
4
Additional Players: 
0
Approximate Duration: 
4
Technical Difficulty: 
Medium
Structure/Movements: 

One movement.
Allegretto

Clefs: 
Treble, bass
Key signatures: 
2b
Meters: 
6/8
Range: 

Horn 1: c1 - bb2
Horn 2: d - eb2
Horn 3: g - a2
Horn 4: g - d2

Performance Notes: 

This is a combination of two famous works, Gonoud's Funeral march of a marionette (example), and Bratton's Teddy Bear's picnic (example).

Charles-Francois Gounod (1818-1893) was a French composer, best known for his chamber works and the operas Faust and Romeo et Juliette. The Funeral march is known because of its use as the theme of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents".

Teddy Bears picnic came from the pen of John Walter Bratton (1867-1947), an American composer known for exactly this 1907 instrumental piece (rather than any of his other songs).

Martinets arrangement... just has to be played. For the price, it's some of the best entertainment for the money a quartet can get.

Credits: 

Access to review score: Nancy Joy (NMSU)