Toy Box Fantasy

Hiroki Takahashi

General Info

Year of Published: 2016
Publisher: Brain Music
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Duration: 00:05:00
Commissioner: YUMI TERADA Percussion Ensemble DRIVE
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel & Xylophone & Suspended Cymbal & Triangle & Finger Cymbals & Claves & Whistle
Player 2: Vibraphone & 2 Concert Tom Toms & Triangle & Agogo Bells & Congas & Train Whistle
Player 3: Marimba & Tambourine & Cowbell
Player 4: Chimes & Timpani & Guiro & Tambourine & Maracas
Player 5: Bass Drum & Snare Drum & Wood Blocks & Suspended Cymbal & Triangle & Sleigh Bells

Program Notes

There are a number of Japanese children's songs such as "Omocha no cha cha cha" (Toy Dance Cha Cha Cha) where toys start dancing under a spell. This composition depicts such a scene. The work is consists of five sections.

"Overture" (Midnight) evokes a scene at midnight when the toys come alive at the chime of the clock. "Robo's March" depicts a motorized robot toy walking awkwardly. "Dance of the Dolls" shares the loneliness of a doll that is no longer being used. "Building Block Puzzle" shows the difficulty of puzzles in asymmetrical meter. "Toy Train" is the last scene. It depicts a fast running train with a whistle. After passing railroad crossings and tunnels, the music comes to an exciting conclusion.

Works for Percussion by this Composer

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