This Is Halloween

79.99

Ensemble

Concert Band

Composer

Danny Elfman

Arranger

L. C. Harnsberger

Score and Parts

Grade Level

Grade 4

Item

11706

Duration

4:00

Description

Danny Elfman’s classic song “This Is Halloween” from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas has been skillfully arranged for concert band by award-winning composer and arranger L. C. Harnsberger. This instrumental arrangement retains the “haunting” mood and colorful orchestration of the original soundtrack. The harp and pitched percussion parts may be performed on electronic keyboards. Optional parts for E-flat clarinet, alto clarinet, and contrabassoon (or double bass) are included.

Danny Elfman composed the music to Tim Burton’s 1993 classic stop-motion animated feature The Nightmare Before Christmas. Although Walt Disney Pictures feared the film might be too scary for children, it is now considered a timeless classic that has been re-released numerous times, and has been featured in the annual holiday-season version of Disney’s Haunted Mansion since 2001. Today the film is frequently screened with live orchestra and singers.

“This Is Halloween” is the perfect “spirited” piece to open or close your next fall or holiday concert.

Audio Sample

Video

Instrumentation

Piccolo Flutes 1, 2 Oboes 1, 2 Eb Clarinet (opt.) Clarinets 1, 2, 3 Alto Clarinet (opt.) Bass Clarinet Bassoons 1, 2 Contrabassoon/Double Bass (opt.) Alto Sax 1, 2 Tenor Sax Baritone Sax Trumpets 1, 2, 3 F Horns 1-4 Trombones 1, 2 Bass Trombone Baritone BC Baritone TC Tuba Timpani Chimes Mallets (Xylophone, Glockenspiel) Percussion 1 (Tambourine, Temple Blocks) Percussion 2 (BD, Sus. Cym., Optional Gong) Harp

Genres

Christmas, Film/TV, Holiday, Musical/Broadway, Thriller

No. of Pages

90

Publisher

LCH Music