Score for "Charlie Chaplin as The Tramp"
Score for a short film tribute to Charlie Chaplin’s most memorable moments as The Tramp
2021
approx. duration 30 minutes
Instrumentation
Conductor *
Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
Marimba/Percussion
2 Violins
Viola
Bass
Piano
*necessary for live performance with film
Notes
Written to accompany a collection of scenes from Charlie Chaplin’s silent film career depicting his lovable character, The Tramp. Composers Peter B. Kay and Tristan Willcox carefully crafted a thoughtful score comprised of arrangements of classic, well-known chamber works, a few orchestral pieces, and a bit of original, incidental music.
Commissioned by the Spartanburg Philharmonic to be premiered Oct. 1, 2021.
Featuring excerpts from:
(in order of appearance)
Kreisler, Schön Rosmarin
Dvořák, Humoresque no. 3, op. 101
Haydn, Symphony no. 94 (Surprise), II. Andante
Dvořák, Waltz no. 1, op. 54
Grieg, Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, I. Morning Mood
Dvořák, Humoresque no. 7, op. 101
Mendelssohn, String Quartet no. 6 in F minor, IV. Finale
Debussy, Children’s Corner, VI. Golliwog’s Cakewalk
Farrenc, Piano Trio, op. 33, I. Allegro
Strauss, Radetzky Marsch
Dvořák, Slavonic Dance no. 8
Coleridge-Taylor, Three Fours, op. 71, II. Andante
Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition, XV. The Grand Gates at Kiev
Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition, IX. Ballet of Unhatched Chicks
Strauss II, Voices of Spring, op. 401