Pie in the Face Polka by Henry Mancini/arr. Johnnie Vinson

Music for Symphonic Band - Grade 4
From the classic movie The Great Race starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Natalie Wood, here is a Mancini gem featured in the memorable and climactic pie fight scene. This entertaining arrangement can be used to feature the entire clarinet section, just a few players, or even a soloist. Optional section parts are also included.
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[bladef]

I play clarinet and this piece is a great representation of how beautiful a clarinet sounds.

[magnustips]

Well, it is sure to make the clarinetist(s) either very happy or very scared 👏

[madeleinewalker]

We are playing this for our spring concert and some one is actually going to pie our director in the face 😂

[LarryLamborn]

Mancini and Vinson have written one of the happiest, most exuberant pieces of music ever. Their polka picks up your spirits when you are down, and it is a musical victory lap when you have triumphed.

[nielsthorite]

No matter what, hearing this song, especially near the end, instantly makes you feel happy no matter what. Though I can imagine the fingers of of the clarinet player to tangle into about a thousand knots while playing this.😂

[hotman]

I’m in 7th grade (clarinet) looking forward to playing this just gonna take me 3-4 years to get it down I’ll be back then.

[jaygephart]

Played this with my Kokomo Park Band. Clarinet section was absolutely fantastic. Crowd LOVED it. Great arrangement.

[eshaadalal]

Love it !!
The trombones are awesome!!!

[mayler_gaming]

This is giving me Carnival of Venice Vibes

[joannaonyt]

Playing this on clarinet in 8th grade WITH the high schoolers. Great!

[ykk_naynayte]

my band is playing this and our instructor made the solo part open for anyone 😃

[Bemusedlemon]

If you listen to the the music as it is played in the film, you will find there are differences. The introduction is much longer to allow the General to slap a pie in Professor Fate's face and then for one to be launched at Ms Dubois as she comes into the bakery and overall the tempo is much faster and he ending is different.

[emilieelizondo]

WOW I’m glad there was no pie being thrown at my face 😂

[eowyn]

I love to play this at 1.25 speed it sounds much more like the one played in the movie

[thatonetrombonist]

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[scunnygal]

I'd like to hear this as a clarinet solo rather than a soli :)

[christianvreaas]

I played this as a hornist and that was BORING!!!! 😂