Bagdasarian-Witch Doctor arr. Keown (SP)-opt. B/V/X/2M/4T /P

Alan Keown's humorous arrangement of Witch Doctor, as heard on the classic cartoon Alvin and the Chipmunks, gives beginning percussion students a great opportunity to let their hair down and have a blast! The piece incorporates an array of nontraditional percussion instruments like a duck call, a siren whistle, a slide whistle, and a police whistle. These instruments are engaging for the students as well as the audience and can provide a welcomed relief from studying the more traditional instruments. Keown suggests that the most extroverted performer be given the duck call and make the most of it; let them be the star of the show!

Witch Doctor comes with a full, bound score and includes a CD-ROM containing an audio recording and all individual parts available for printing.

Number of players: 9-11
Difficulty: Elementary/intermediate

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel (optional)
Player 2: Xylophone
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Marimba 1 (optional 4.3 octave, shared)
Player 5: Marimba 2 (optional 4.3 octave, shared)
Player 6: 4 timpani
Player 7: snare drum
Player 8: bass drum
Player 9: 4 concert toms, cowbell, siren whistle, bulb horn (shared)
Player 10: Temple blocks, ride cymbal, opera gong
Player 11: hi-hat, police whistle, slide whistle, duck call, vibra slap, siren whistle, low tom (shared)