HENRY MANCINI Tyana Williams

P. 8th

Early Life Born on April 16, 1924 in

Cleveland, Ohio. His real name is Enrico Nicola

Mancini but he changed it to Henry when he got older.

He grew up playing the flute, piano, and piccolo. At age 12 he took up arranging

After high school graduation he enrolled in the Juilliard School of Music, but his studies were interrupted when he was drafted to the Air Force during WWII and worked in the Band. He was hired as a pianist and established musical ties here.

Career Path He was hired to play in Miller Band where he met his future wife

singer, Ginny O’ Connor. They married in 1947 at moved to LA. In 1952 he joined the Universal studios music department . Over

the next six years he contributed to over 100 films. He chose to go independent and left the studio in 1958

He started working on the television series “Peter Gun” soon after. He was in high demand and conducted over 600 symphony

performances for the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and many more.

In 1966, 1980, and 1984 he performed for the Royal Family

Henry’s work

He was famous for his film scores

He was also known for numerous T.V. shows.

Breakfast at Tiffany’s The Pink Panther Days of Wine and Roses Romeo and Juliet Charade Hatari!

Peter Gun The Shadow Box Mr. Lucky The Thorn Birds

Works continued He wrote two books called Sounds and

Score- A practical guide to Professional Orchestration and his autobiography Did they Mention the Music?

He established musical programs at Juilliard students could benefit from as well as his own place, The Henry Mancini Institute, near his hometown.

Accomplishments Nominated for 18 Academy awards 72 Grammys 2 Emmy’s 1 Golden globe

Acknowledgements The American Society of Composers

have been awarding the Henry Mancini scholarship to young musicians since 2001 in his honor.

The Henry Mancini Arts Academy was added as an extension to the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center

He also has his own stamp issued April 13, 2004.

Henry’s Stamp

Henry’s Life

Wife Ginny, Twin daughters Monica and Felice and son Christopher

Henry died on June 14th, 1994. He is survived by his wife and 3 children who continue his legacy and programs.

Pink PantherListening Guide

0:00- Music begins with a jazzy one, two, beat and set the tone for the song. It creates a sense of the pink panther walking.

0:11- Saxophone comes in creating a mysterious sound as if spying and creating the melody and scene for the movie. The piano is playing in the background

0:44- melody changes, trumpets come in to create a more upbeat sound, drums become more noticeable

1:12- Drums have a small solo introducing a big section of the song. This is the Climax of the song

1:16- All instruments come in to create a big bang for the climax 1:17- Saxophone comes back in setting the tone back to a more jazz theme 1:27- Saxophone solo comes in. Beginning underlying beat is in the background 1:48- Original melody and beat returns 1:52- Saxophone comes back with the melody but in a higher tone 2:05- Big bang comes in to set a surprise element 2:18- Lower tone returns to set the true original melody 2:30- All instruments hit a big bang and hold the note until the song fades out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhHwnrlZRus