Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Bells, Chimes, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, C...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass
Drum, Bassoon, Bells,
Chimes, Clarinet 1,
Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3,
Euphonium, Euphonium
T.C., Flute, Horn 1, Horn
2, Mallet Percussion,
Mark Tree, Oboe,
Percussion 1, Percussion
2, Percussion 3, Shaker,
Snare Drum and more. -
Grade 2
SKU:
CF.YPS261
Composed by
Kelly Dugger. Set of
Score and Parts. Carl
Fischer Music #YPS261.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.YPS261).
ISBN 9781491163610.
UPC:
680160922406.
Perfo
rmance NotesA long, long
time ago, dragons roamed
the countryside and
tormented the towns. Our
hero has always dreamed
about not killing a
dragon but riding one.
When the hero ï¬nds
the dragon, it
terrifyingly shrieks out
warnings. Eventually, the
dragon lays down and
allows our hero to climb
on. Then, we hear as the
dragon magically
flies with our hero
on board. The dragon's
shriek themes are still
present, but are
beautiful now, instead of
scary. Having ridden the
beautiful creature, our
hero triumphantly returns
to the village.Conductor
NotesThis piece has many
tricky accidentals in
both keys. When the key
changes are on a line
break in a part, courtesy
accidentals have been
added. The conductor may
want to explain that
courtesy accidentals mean
take note of the key
signature. The dragon
shriek solos (mm.
39–47) should be
performed as raucously
and loudly as possible. A
superball mallet is a
rubber bouncy ball on a
stick; these can be
purchased online. The
mallet is rubbed on the
instrument to create
vibrations. You might
also experiment using a
superball mallet on the
inside of a grand piano
plate to be played
simultaneously. Feel free
to lengthen these
measures (41 and 46) and
get creative to make your
dragon sounds last longer
and be as loud and scary
as possible. Perhaps
these instruments could
be staged in front of the
band. Search YouTube for
Superball mallet drum
head or Superball mallet
piano, or even How to
build your own superball
mallets..