Gounod-Funeral March of a Marionette arr. Williams (SP)- X/5M

"Funeral March of a Marionette" 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."


Number of Players: 6
Difficulty: Grade 3
Instrumentation:

Player I: Xylophone

Player II: Marimba 4 oct.

Player III: Marimba 4 oct.

Player IV: Marimba 4 oct.

Player V: Marimba 4.3 oct.

Player VI: Marimba 4.5 oct.

B. Michael Williams (b. 1954) is Professor of Music and Director of Percussion Studies at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He holds the B.M. degree from Furman University, M.M. from Northwestern University, and Ph.D. from Michigan State University. Active as a performer and clinician in both symphonic and world music, Williams has performed with the Charlotte (NC) Symphony, Lansing (MI) Symphony, Brevard Music Center Festival Orchestra, and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and has appeared at several Percussive Arts Society International Conventions. He has written articles for Accent Magazine, South Carolina Musician, and Percussive Notes, and has made scholarly presentations on the music of John Cage and on African music at meetings of the College Music Society and Percussive Arts Society. In 2004, Dr. Williams received the Winthrop University Distinguished Professor Award, the highest honor given to a Winthrop faculty member.