Mysterious Mansion

The Mysterious Mansion by Ricky Lombardo
Written for expandable flute choir
Includes score and parts
Duration: 5:30

Instrumentation:

Part 1 – C flute
Part 2 – C flute
Part 3 – C flute
Part 4 – C flute
Part 5 – Alto flute
Part 5 – C flute (substitute for alto flute)
Part 6 – C or Bass flute
Part 7 – Contrabass flute

Performance Notes:

“The Mysterious Mansion” is an original composition for flute choir that has five short interconnecting movements. They are “the Disembodied Ghost”, “The Spooky Playground”, “The Crypt”, “Graveyard Waltz”, and “Escape from the Mansion”. Each one portrays a style of music that reflects its accompanying title. The composition starts very slowly in an adagio tempo setting a mysterious mood during the first eight measures. The background theme continues with the choir as flute one enhances the style with a haunting melody floating above. Although the introductory section is only 32 measures in length, it takes up almost half the performing time, which is approximately 2 1/2 minutes. If one prefers this section somewhat shorter, a cut could be made…From that point on, the work moves along at a livelier pace as the choir moves into various sections. All are brief compared to the first section…”The Mysterious Mansion” would be great for a Halloween concert but is not limited to only that holiday. This publication could be used throughout the year for a variety of performances where something different is needed or desired. Enjoy!

– Ricky Lombardo