March of the Spooky Things

March of the Spooky Things is an original compositionm though it does “borrow” the theme from Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg in his Peer Gynt Suite. All sections get a shot at the melody including an 8-measure percussion feature.

This is a great piece for the fall or spring concert. All the wind ranges are within the range of a 2nd-year or 1st-year 2nd semester year player. Only the Clarinets, Alto Sax and Trumpet have split parts. This is mostly for range and harmonic expansion. 2nd clarinets never go above the break. Low brass/WW are mostly unison, but they do have some independence. At the end, ms. 66, there is an  optional blood-curdling scream that is NOT notated in the parts. Have fun with this.

Percussion has fun parts and there is plenty to go around. There is even an 8-measure percussion  feature. Some of the parts are more for 2nd-year players but there are plenty of parts for younger players.