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SKU: A0.937296
Composed by Vic Mizzy. Arranged by Hugh Levey. 20th Century,Broadway,Contemporary,Film/TV,Halloween,Musical/Show. 19 pages. Woodwindly.com #6566011. Published by woodwindly.com (A0.937296).WIND QUINTET (Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon)
The ghoulish Addams Family made their debut in the classic 1960s television show of the same name. The show was a macabre comedy about the close-knit Addams family and their butler Lurch. It was a great hit, having many reruns and some sequels, most recently in a 2019 animated film.
The enduring theme tune was written by self-taught composer and Hollywood veteran Vic Mizzy (1916-2009). Mizzy started writing songs in the 1930s, eventually moving into the world of television and film in 1959. The Addams Family Theme is really unusual because it features the harpsichord; an early keyboard instrument more commonly associated with the late Renaissance and Baroque period of music. Furthermore, it may be the only harpsichord music that has ever been accompanied by finger-clicks.
There is no harpsichord in this arrangement for Wind Quintet, but there are finger-clicks. It opens with The Addams Family theme in its standard form, then takes a detour into a jazzy style, before combining the two. At the end it gets quieter and quieter before ending on a truly scary discord!
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