Concert band (1st Flute, 2nd Flute, Oboe*, 1st Bb Clarinet, 2nd Bb Clarinet, 3rd...(+)
Concert band (1st Flute,
2nd Flute, Oboe*, 1st Bb
Clarinet, 2nd Bb
Clarinet, 3rd Bb
Clarinet, Eb Alto
Clarinet, Bb Bass
Clarinet*, Bassoon*, 1st
Eb Alto Saxophone*, 2nd
Eb Alto Saxophone*, Bb
Tenor Saxophone*, Eb
Baritone Saxophone*, 1st
Bb Trumpet, 2nd Bb
Trumpet, 3rd) - grade 3.5
SKU: CN.S11238
Composed by Bruce Fraser.
Band Music. Score only.
Duration 8:30. Published
by G & M Brand Music
Publishers (CN.S11238).
Inspired by
Saint-Saens' Carnival of
the Animals, this work
depicts many of the
insects we know and love
using interesting effects
like tapping small
sticks. Bands may like to
perform the Carnival as a
complete suite or to play
individual movements on
their
own.
Carnival of
the Insects was
commissioned by the
National School Band
Association and was first
performed at the Scottish
Festival organized by
NSBA and Brian Duguid of
West Lothian Arts on May
12, 2001. The music
letters SBA were used to
form the basis of the
melodies to personalize
the piece for the
Association. (S can be
Eb, B can be Bb using
European note names.) The
Carnival is inspired by
Saint Saens Carnival of
the Animals and derives a
lot of the rhythmic
structures from it. March
of the Ants - The Thin
Black Line The composer
was reminded of a French
holiday when a line of
ants would march every
night from the gate of
the house, past the pool
and up into the garden.
Crickets and stick
insects Here the composer
remembered balmy
Mediterranean nights and
the sound of crickets. An
interesting effect is to
have small groups of
players around the
performance venue
randomly tapping small
sticks throughout this
movement. Insectivores
These are the creatures
which eat insects and the
music has a dramatic
scary feel to it with a
chase in the middle.
Metamorphosis This is
where the caterpillar
changes into a butterfly.
The Euphonium melody will
strike the listener as
being very similar to The
Elephant. The Bug Parade
This is a grand finales
where we can imagine many
of the insects in a
Disney-like parade. Bands
may like to perform the
Carnival as a complete
suite or to play
individual movements on
their own.
Carnival of the Animals
