Product Description
WITCH DOCTOR - performed by Alvin And The Chipmunks
for Concert Band - Grade 2,5 - Digital Download - More Rock/Pop Music
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Composed by Ross Bagdasarian. Arranged by Lorenzo Bocci. Pop. Concert Band - Blasorchester - Harmonie. Score A4 (21 x 29,7 cm) and card size parts A5 (19,5 x 14,2 cm). Duration 1'56''. Published by Lorenzo Bocci.
Instrumentation:
Full Score, Flute 1, 2, Oboe, Bassoon, Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 1, 2, 3, Bb Bass Clarinet, Eb Alto Saxophone 1, 2, Bb Tenor Saxophone, Eb Baritone Saxophone, Bb Trumpet 1, 2, 3, F Horn 1, 2, Trombone 1, 2, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Bass, Electric Bass, Drum Set, Percussion (Tambourine).
Additional Parts:
Bb Soprano Saxophone, Eb Horn 1, 2, Bb Trombone 1, 2 T.C., B.C., Bb Bass Trombone T.C., B.C., Bb Euphonium T.C., B.C., Bb Bass T.C., B.C., Eb Bass T.C., B.C.
"Witch Doctor" is a 1958 American novelty song written and recorded by Ross Bagdasarian (under the stage name of David Seville). Bagdasarian sang the song, varying the tape speeds to produce a high-pitched voice for the titular witch doctor; this technique was later used for the creation of the voices of his virtual band Alvin and the Chipmunks. The song became a number one hit and rescued Liberty Records from near-bankruptcy; it held number one for three weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 chart, ranked by Billboard as the No. 4 song for 1958. In the song, the narrator asks a witch doctor for romantic advice because he has fallen in love with a girl; the witch doctor responds in a high-pitched, squeaky voice with a nonsense incantation which creates an earworm: "Oo-ee-oo-ah-ah, ting-tang, walla-walla, bing-bang, oo-ee-oo-ah-ah, ting-tang, walla-walla, bing-bang".
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