Shakespeare Meets Godzilla
(The Good Bard and the Ugly)
Robert Buckley
Ensemble: Concert Band
Grade: 2
Duration: 03:30
Year of Composition: 2021
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Year of Publication: 2021
Publisher Catalog Number: 04007135
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase
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Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B♭ Clarinet 1
B♭ Clarinet 2,3
B♭ Bass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Sax 1,2
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpet 1,2
F Horn
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
(String Bass)
Percussion 1
Percussion 2
Mallet Percussion
Timpani
Program Notes:
This piece is a mash-up of two music genres - Renaissance music (popular at the time of Shakespeare) and classic horror music. I thought that it would be fun to take two quite different music styles and see if they could co-exist in one piece of music. I took a cinematic approach and created a music score that follows a script for an imaginary movie.
(Robert Buckley)
[Editor's note: there is actually a script! Contact the composer if you're interested.]
