Tale of the Dragon
General Info
Year of Published: 2009
Publisher: Tapspace Publications
Difficulty: Elementary
Duration: 00:02:00
Cost: $30.00
Instrument List
Part 1: Triangle
Part 2: Claves
Part 3: Maracas
Part 4: Vibraslap
Part 5: Temple Blocks
Part 6: Tom Tom
Part 7: Gong
Part 8: Bass Drum
Part 9: Glockenspiel
Part 10: Soprano Xylophone
Part 11: Alto Xylophone
Part 12: Five Bass Bars (low to high = B/D/E/F/G)
Pitched instrument parts are written to be played on whichever instruments are available, regardless of written octave placements. Distribute pitched parts between available glockenspiels, xylophones, metalophones and bass bars.
Description
Designed to address musical elements often overlooked in music commonly performed by young musicians, this short two minute piece strongly fills this need. Designed for large elementary ensembles, with no member limits, it is an inclusive piece intended for many uses. Standard concert band instrumentation is used with specifically one small four octave marimba and one bass marimba with a range from low C to G. If two marimbas are not available, parts may be shared on the five octave marimba. In addition, Zils (finger cymbals) are an optional part.
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