Difference between revisions of "Theme From The Simpsons"

Latest revision as of 23:08, 13 September 2025

General Info

Composer: Danny Elfman
Arranger: Brian Monroe
Year of Published: 20
Publisher: Brian Monroe Music
Duration: c.
Difficulty: Advanced
Cost: Score and Parts - $19.99 | Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Crotales
Player 2: Glockenspiel 1
Player 2: Glockenspiel 2
Player 4: Xylophone 1
Player 5: Xylophone 2
Player 6: Vibraphone 1
Plaeyr 7: Vibraphone 2
Player 8: Chimes
Player 9: Marimba 1
Player 10: Marimba 2
Player 11: Marimba 3
Player 12: Marimba 4
Player 13: Timpani
Player 14: Snare Drum & Suspended Cymbal & Bass Drum
Player 15: Tambourine & Bongos

Program Notes

The Simpson's Theme is a transcription of the opening of the American animated sit-com which first aired on the Tracy Ulman show in 1987. The theme song was composed by Danny Elfman in 1989. It has undergone several rearrangements during the show's run to account for adding or subtracting new material from the opening.

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-'''Year''': 20<br /-->
+'''Arranger''': [[Brian Monroe]]<br /-->
+'''Year of Published''': 20<br /-->
+'''Publisher''': [[Brian Monroe Music]]<br /-->
 '''Duration''':  c. <br /-->
-'''Difficulty''':  (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->
+'''Difficulty''':  Advanced<br /-->
-'''Publisher''': [[Title Publisher]]<br /-->
+'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $19.99  &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Score Only - $0.00<br /-->
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 == Instrumentation ==
+Player 1: [[Crotales]]<br />
+Player 2: [[Glockenspiel]] 1<br />
+Player 2: [[Glockenspiel]] 2<br />
+Player 4: [[Xylophone]] 1<br />
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+Player 5: [[Xylophone]] 2<br />
-Player I: <br>
+Player 6: [[Vibraphone]] 1<br />
-Player II: <br>
+Plaeyr 7: [[Vibraphone]] 2<br />
-Player III: <br>
+Player 8: [[Chimes]]<br />
-Player IV: <br>
+Player 9: [[Marimba]] 1<br />
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+Player 10: [[Marimba]] 2<br />
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+Player 11: [[Marimba]] 3<br />
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+Player 12: [[Marimba]] 4<br />
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+Player 13: [[Timpani]]<br />
+Player 14: [[Snare Drum]] & [[Suspended Cymbal]] & [[Bass Drum]]<br />
+Player 15: [[Tambourine]] & [[Bongos]]<br />
 == Program Notes ==
+The Simpson's Theme is a transcription of the opening of the American animated sit-com which first aired on the Tracy Ulman show in 1987. The theme song was composed by Danny Elfman in 1989. It has undergone several rearrangements during the show's run to account for adding or subtracting new material from the opening.
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