Empty Portraits by Matt Neufeld
Concert Band Level 1
Empty Portraits
Concert Band Level 1.5
4/4 time, C Minor
...the Haunted Mansion saga continues...
You step into a hallway in The Haunted Mansion. The hallway is long—so long that you can’t see the end. The carpet is dark green, with a red secondary carpet down the middle. Between the pillars on the wall are large, ornately framed portraits. You see a person in the picture…but wait, they’re gone…or are they?
“Empty Portraits” is the middle movement of the Haunted Mansion trilogy. Movements 1 and 3, “The Haunted Mansion”, and “Midnight Waltz”, are also available from Grand Mesa Music Publishers.
“Empty Portraits” was written to give young bands a chance to really internalize the dotted quarter - eighth rhythm, introduce them to chords with lots of dissonance, and continue to give every student in the band the opportunity to play great music.
Empty Portraits is now available to purchase online or through your favourite music store!
Check out the first movement, The Haunted Mansion, and the third movement, Midnight Waltz!