Toy Box

Josh Gottry

General Info

Year of Published: 2007
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 00:03:15
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Bongos & Tambourine & Wood Blocks & Cowbell & Splash Cymbal

Program Notes

This piece is based on the idea to create a multi-percussion solo utilizing primarily small percussion “toys” and incorporating the programmatic elements of a child playing with the toys in his Toy Box. The piece begins with the opening of the toy box. The child sorts through the toys he has to choose from and selects one. The lid is closed and play begins with the chosen toy. The child quickly tires of that toy and opens the lid again to search for a new one. The new toy is selected, the lid closed, and play resumes with the two chosen toys. Again, the child tires of those two toys, lifts the lid, and removes all of the remaining toys. He experiments a little with the new selections, then quickly resumes his play incorporating all of his toys. At this point, the creativity and variety of how he can play with these toys begins to develop outside the structure and form of the original play. After a little while, the original pattern returns, but with a slight flourish of an ending before tiredness begins to take its toll. The lid opens as the child quickly collects the items back into the toy box before collapsing for an afternoon nap!

Works for Percussion by this Composer

Solo Works

A Sacred Vibe
Toy Box

Solo Works with Orchestra

• Transitions for Solo Percussion with Orchestra

Solo Works with Wind Ensemble

• Transitions for Solo Percussion with Wind Ensemble

Solo Works with Percussion Ensemble

• Transitions for Solo Percussion with Percussion Ensemble
• plusFIVE

Percussion Ensemble

DUETS

• All Hands on Deck
• COLORING SHEET
• IN TANDEM
• KLEPTOMANIA
• MINOR PLOT
• MUTUAL INTEREST
• OUTSIDE THE BOX
• SUITE MARIMBA
• THANKS FOR LISTENING
• THIS ONE DAY

TRIOS

• All Hands on Deck
• BASIC GEOMETRY
• BULK TRASH
• CC'D
• CHRISTMAS THREE
• Conversations for Percussion Trio
• DUET TRIO
• Hands Up
• LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
• ROUNDABOUT
• TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA
• XEROSIS

Quartets

• ALL HANDS ON DECK
• Framed
• INSTITUTIONALIZED
• LEAVES FELL PLAYFULLY
• OF HANUKKAH
• PADS IN ISOLATION
• SILHOUETTE
• SMALL BOX
• There, Their, They’re
• Ting
• ZEUG

QUINTETS

• Just Like That
• Quintic
• Shake
• Woodwork (Gottry)

MEDIUM ENSEMBLE

• 120 DEGREES
• BOY OH BOY
• BUBBLEGUM
• BUMP IN THE NIGHT
• CC'D
• CHA-CHA BLUES
• Deck Park Tunnel
• From This Viewpoint
• Hole In The Wall
• Joy of Every Heart
• The Juggler
• LANCERAN SATU SLENDRO
• Northern Workshop
• O Come, O Come, EMMANUEL
• OF HANUKKAH
• Pliplets
• plusFIVE
• Prime Numbers
• Puzzle Pieces
• Shifting Waves
• SOCA-ING WET
• SOME PEOPLE'S KIDS
• STELLER'S JAY
• Tight Quarters
• Tubz
• UNSETTLED SURFACE
• Ups And Downs
• VENN DIAGRAM
• Villanesca

LARGE ENSEMBLE

• Bump in the Night
• Clouds make Songo Away
• Combo Meal
• Danse Macabre
• Molto Vivace
• Spare Change
• Strawberry Blonde
• Unintended Consequence
• Whatcha Baion?
• Northern Workshop

Indeterminate Instrumentation

• Wood, Metal, Skin
• Chipboard

Flexible Instrumentation

• Dog Dash - 5 to 9 Players
• Tendencies - 4 to 10 Players
• Tight Quarters - 4 to 7 Players