B51CE22E-B628-44E6-90CA-FC9E3526E736
| ID | B51CE22E-B628-44E6-90CA-FC9E3526E736 |
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| Titlecode | R00930 |
| Title Name | The Hare and the Tortoise |
| Marketing Copy | Composed for the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Solo Contrabassoon part. |
| Instrumentation | Narrator, B-flat Clarinet, ContraBassoon Soli 2+Piccolo.2.0.2: 2.2.2.0: Timpani.Percussion(1).Celesta.Harp: Strings |
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| Program Notes | The first part of the piece sets the mood for the quiet beauty of the woodlands, which in turn sets the stage for the gripping encounter which is to take place. The Tortoise is personified by the contrabassoon, the Hare by the clarinet. Although the outcome of the race might seem ridiculously predictable (if you haven+t ever heard of Aesop), the Hare, who should be a shoo-in, goofs off-and here you+ll hear a little quote from Brahms. His friends the birds try to get him out of the jam (with a little quote from Schubert), but-oh, you+ll just have to hold onto your chairs until you find out what really happens! Whatever the outcome, you may be sure the Hare doesn+t worry his pretty ears about it. The score calls for solo clarinet, solo contrabassoon, piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, two trombones, celeste, harp, strings, timpani, snare drum, bass drum, small triangle, cymbals, and one gun shot, although some of these instruments play only very sporadically and they must go bananas waiting for their next entrance. It is perfectly acceptable to laugh at certain points during this piece. (from files, origin and date unknown) |
| Title Brand | 2 |
| Year Composed | 1984 |
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| Duration | 10 |
| Ensemble Size | (not set) |
| Date Created | 2008-10-31 00:00:00.000000 |
| Date Updated | 2023-06-25 06:05:37 |
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| Premier Performance Memo | -University City Symphony Orchestra/ Leon Burke. 27 Apr 2003. -Macalaster College/ Ed Forner. 07 Dec 97. -Buffalo Phiharmonic Orchestra/ Paul Ferington. 24 Oct 96. -Buffalo Philharmonic/ Paul Ferington. beginning 26 Sep 95, 16 performances. -East Central Indiana Youth Symphony Orchestra/ Michael Gagliardo. Ralph Bard, narrator. 19 Mar 95. -Washington Civic Symphony Orchestra/ Martin Piecuch. 16 Dec 94. -Flint Institute of Music/ David Pierson Torre. 22 May 93. -Young People's Symphonic Orchestra/ Dan Holt. Katherine Gladney Wells, narrator. 15 Nov 91. -Robert Swedburg, narrator; Keith Koons, clarinet; John Beck, cbsn. University of Central Florida Symphony Orchestra/ John C. Whitney. 30 Oct 91. -Georges Silfies, clarinet; Bradford Buckley, contrabassoon; Katherine Gladney Wells, narrator. Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Leonard Slatkin. 17 Mar 91. |
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| Title Category | -1 |
| Title Movements | (not set) |
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| Set Series ID | (not set) |
| Title Instrument Category Text | Undefined |
| Title Sub Category Text | (not set) |
| Title Sub Category | -1 |
| Title Instrument Header | -1 |
| Title Grade Text | (not set) |
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