Saint-Saens-Samba Macabre arr. Armstrong-(SP) P/X/4M/V
Saint-Saens-Samba Macabre arr. Armstrong-(SP) P/X/4M/V
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Saint-Saens-Samba Macabre arr. Armstrong-(SP) P/X/4M/V

Steve Weiss Music SKU: ST-766
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Samba Macabre by Camille Saint-Saens arranged for percussion ensemble by Dan Armstrong.

Instrumentation (10 players):
Player 1 - xylophone, piccolo woodblock
Player 2 - marimba, vibraslap
Player 3 - vibraphone, siren, three brake drums
Player 4 - marimba, slide whistle, castanets (or bones)
Player 5 - marimba, wooden agogos
Player 6 - bass marimba, wolf howl, congas (optional)
Player 7 - timbales
Player 8 - claves, lion's roar
Player 9 - shaker
Player 10 - 2 low tom toms

Product Info

SKU ST-766
UPC 884088755843

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Giving Harry Breuer due credit

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Posted by
Dan Armstrong
Date Posted
03/08/2018

Of course, Saint-Saens never heard a samba. Harry Breuer recorded "Samba Macabre" (or sometimes called "Macabre Samba") in 1957 on his album "Mallet Magic" in a version for marimba, drum set, maracas, tambourine and electric organ. I arranged this version of HARRY'S tune in 1988 for the Penn State Percussion Ensemble. I never could get across to the publisher that Harry should have been credited on the cover. Over the last thirty years it has been played all over the world in various forms and recorded a few times. I even heard a version of it performed by a high school drumline at PASIC - what would Saint-Saens have thought? If you play it, feel free to experiment with the instrumentation (it's a bit heavy). It also make a nice mallet ensemble if you really "burn" the tempo. And make sure to put HARRY'S name on the program!