from the video game CUPHEAD

Carnival Kerfuffle
Kristofer Maddigan
arr. John Herberman

Instrumentation

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Alto Sax 1,2
Tenor Sax 1

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Baritone Sax

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Trumpets 1,2,3
Trombone 1
Bass Trombone
Guitar
Piano
Vibes (opt.)
Bass
Drums
Grade 4 1/2 - 5 (Professional)
Duration: c. 4:00
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Performance Notes
This is the original score for "Carnival Kerfuffle" as recorded for the video game CUPHEAD, with a few minor changes. An optional part has been
added for Vibraphone, and optional saxophone parts have been added in bars 6 through 14 to cover the piano right hand if necessary. In order to
accommodate this, the alto 1 player is asked to play the intro on clarinet (it was alto sax in the original).

from the composer:

"The music of CUPHEAD is deeply influenced by the music of Duke Ellington and Scott Joplin, Cab Calloway and Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Fletcher
Henderson and many others. Great care was taken while composing the soundtrack to create music that not only suited the fast paced, high energy gameplay, but

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that was still faithful to the big band and ragtime stylings of the era. I hope that performing these charts will inspire a whole new generation towards not only
supporting jazz and big band music, but also towards fostering a love of music, especially live music, and the arts as a whole in our communities. I truly hope

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that you enjoy your time spent with the CUPHEAD music!"

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Kristofer Maddigan is a percussionist, drummer and composer based in Toronto, Canada. As a performer, he has appeared across Canada and
abroad. Principal Percussionist of the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra, Kris also works regularly with a wide range of symphonic, jazz, theatre

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and new music groups around Ontario, Canada, including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Esprit
Orchestra. His score for the acclaimed 2017 video game CUPHEAD reached #3 on the Billboard Jazz Chart, and was recognized with a BAFTA
award for 'Best Music' and a JUNO nomination for 'Best Instrumental Album.'

For more information, please visit http://studiomdhr.com/ or http://krismaddigan.com/site/

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Carnival Kerfuffle CONDUCTOR NOTE:
Clarinet/Saxes optional to bar 14
Kristofer Maddigan
arr. John Herberman
Fast Swing h=105 (Can be used to replace Piano RH)

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Alto 1/ ° Clarinet (opt. 8va)
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Clarinet in Bb
4
& b 4 œ œ œ bœ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ. ‰ b>œ œ nœ œ œ b œ ‰ œj œ œ œ œ #œ ˙ ∑ ‰ J Œ J ‰ Œ ∑ ‰ J ‰ J
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Alto 2 & 4 J J
f f fp f
f
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œ œ œ œ. ‰ b œJ œ n œ œ œ b >œ >œ œ œ œ œ bœ ˙ œ^ œ^ œ^ œ œ œ œ^
Tenor 1
4
&b 4 ‰ J ‰ J ∑ ‰ J Œ J ‰ Œ ∑ ‰ J ‰ J ‰ J
f f f fp f
4 ∑ ∑ ∑ œ œ œ bœ ˙ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Bari. Sax. ¢& 4
f fp
° 4
Trumpet 1 &b 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
4
Trumpet 2 &b 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

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b 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Trumpet 3 ¢& 4

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°?b4
Trombone 1 b b4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

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?b4 ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ ‰ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Bass Trombone ¢ b b4 j
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fp
C‹6 Bº C‹6 B7 C‹6 Bº C‹7 G7(b9)
b b4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Guitar b
& 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
>œ >œ >œ œ œ >œ
b4
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& b b4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ‰ œœ Œ œœ ‰ Œ ∑ ‰ œœ ‰ J œœ œœ œœ
J J J
Piano f
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Vibraphone b4 œ œ ‰ œœ Œ
(opt.)
& b b4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ‰ œ Œ
J
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J
∑
J
C‹6 Bº C‹6 B7 C‹6 Bº C‹7 G7(b9) mf
? b 44 œ œ œ œ nœ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Bass bb nœ œ bœ œ nœ œ œ bœ œ œ œ
Fast Swing h=105
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