Empty Portraits
Matt Neufeld
Ensemble: Concert Band
Grade: 1
Duration: 03:45
Year of Composition: 2021
Publisher: Matt Neufeld
Year of Publication: 2022
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase
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Flute/Oboe
B♭ Clarinets 1,2
B♭ Bass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Sax
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpets 1,2
F Horn
Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon
Tuba
Bells
Vibraphone (opt.)
Percussion 1 (Triangle, Cabasa, Flexatone, Claves, Tambourine)
Percussion 2 (Suspended Cymbal)
Second movement of the "Haunted Mansion" trilogy. The first movement, "The Haunted Mansion", and the third movement, "Midnight Waltz", are available from Grand Mesa Music.
Program Notes:
…the Haunted Mansion saga continues…
You step into a hallway in The Haunted Mansion. The hallway is long—so long that you can't see the end. The carpet is dark green, with a red secondary carpet down the middle. Between the pillars on the wall are large, ornately framed portraits.
You begin to walk down the hall, shadows flickering from the light of the candles in the wall sconces. You glance at a picture and see a person, dressed in Victorian finery…but with a curious expression on their face. You look away, but something moves in the corner of your eye, and when you turn your head back towards the painting, there is no one there. You close your eyes for a second, and when you open them, the person has returned, curious expression and all.
Was that a trick of the candlelight? You continue your journey down the hallway, but can't shake the feeling that you are being observed…
(Matt Neufeld Music)
