Elephants (score)

‘Circus Delight’ is a five-part suite which is set how could it be otherwise in a big circus tent. The suite starts with a part called ‘Entrance’. The orchestra positioned above the entrance of the ring asks for the attention of the audience and then the ring announcer enters. The show can begin! The elephants play a central role in the first act. These colossal grey animals are rather slow and perform their tricks in a moderate tempo. (‘Elephant Blues’) How different are ‘The Acrobats’. At high speed they run jump and fly through the ring until ....... It gets very exciting. Fortunately all’s well that ends well and they take their leave of the audienceat a trot. Everyone knows and yet it is mostly not spoken about that when a clown has taken off his red nose and rubbed off his make-up his face off-stage is not always a happy one. (‘Tears of the Clown’) The piece ends on a cheerful note with ‘The Parade’ in which all the artists make their entrance in the ring once again to gratefully acknowledge the audience’s overwhelming applause.

As heard in the Disney classic Fantasia where it served as accompaniment for ostriches hippos elephants and alligators Dance of the Hours continues as a staple of the light classical repertoire taken from both opera and ballet. Now available inthis superb accessible version from string orchestra by Robert Longfield.

Enter the magical kingdom where elephants fly chimney sweeps dance and every wish comes true! A four-section medley of 21 classic Disney tunes. Available: SATB SAB 2-Part ShowTrax CD.

Frozen Planet, The Blue Planet, Planet Earth: The Piano Album contains 35 Piano arrangements, authentically created from the original orchestral scores of the breath-taking soundtracks to the award-winning BBC Natural History documentaries Frozen Planet, The Blue Planet and Planet Earth, including written notes from the composer, George Fenton. / Piano

from the Paramount Picture HATARI! Film composer Henry Mancini wrote Baby Elephant Walk for the 1961 film Hatari!. In this unmistakable classic film score, the composer was able to conjure a very realistic portrayal of a baby elephant?s waddle. This jazz evergreen has now been arranged for variable wind ensemble by Eric J. Hovi.

Percussion Quartet-A perfect programming choice for early college and late high school level percussion quartets. Elephant Breath employs readily-available untuned percussion a basic trap set and no mallet instruments. Rock motives are bounced throughout the ensemble in an ever-increasing fury punctuated by brief quiet windows of high sounds (the breath of the elephant!).

In this well-paced production the woodwinds and mallet percussion are featured on the famous melody of Baby Elephant Walk. Following a rock-style drum break the low brass lead us into the ultimate spy theme Peter Gunn with the full band blazing to an exciting finish.

In this composition William Vean takes you on a journey through the fascinating and exciting world of animals. Apart from it being a composition filled with 'special effects' Animal Kingdom contains many educational elements such as playing inswing (triplets feeling) chromatics flutter tonguing gypsy tuning varying keys and of course dynamics and articulation. The melodic lines occur in all four voices as well as in all percussion parts providing each musician with theopportunity to play a solo or to accompany. Highly recommended for your youth band! William Vean is an educational composer. He knows how to musically shape the special elements from our daily lives. His music is therefore veryexpressive containing creative solutions to possible problems. Special ways of playing make his music particularly interesting for the winds but the percussion section is also featured in his special effects. The world of the animalsalways plays on ones imagination. In Animal Kingdom William Vean has portrayed a number of animals in a special manner: Kevin Kangaroo - The jumping character of this animal can be heard in different voices. The swing style alsoemphasizes the characteristic movements of the kangaroo. Playing in swing style can be practised by using scales. Eddy Elephant - For some of his smaller fellow fauna friends this can be quite an ordeal but for Eduard (Eddy for friendsand intimates) it is his daily walk. Baldrick Bat - Baldrick the Bat is a mysterious character. This can be heard in the fast moving valves and keys accompanied by special effects in the percussion section. Curtis Camel - Curtisthe Camel trudges across the desert feeling bored. The idea that the horizon will never change does not affect him anymore. He has accepted his fate. The distinctive tones from the gypsy scale provide the suitable oriental sounds. BettyButterfly - Butterfly Betty elegantly and without worries flutters from flower to flower in the garden. Her motto: Carpe Diem (Seize the Day). Betty is a one-day butterfly. Marvin Monkey - A 'swing' monkey stirs up the feelings. Evenmembers of the orchestra will look like real monkeys. How about your audience? Each part has its own difficulties and challenges. Important in the first part is playing 'in swing' (triplets feeling). This can be practised usingscales. In the second part ensemble playing and balance are important. In Baldrick additional information on the effects that have to be played might be useful. 'New' sounds are of course welcome. Curtis the Camel introduces thegypsy scale. Additional explanation of the use of the scale might be useful. Key changes are interesting in this part. A slight accent on the first beat of the bar will add to the charm of this part. Marvin the Monkey brings back the swingrhythm that was introduced in the first part altern

Director's Manual-The storm clouds are forming and the boat's almost ready! Take a flustered Noah add a wife three rambunctious sons and two of every living creature on the earth and you've got chaos! It'll take a lot of faith to get themthrough forty days and nights of life on this crowded vessel. The sons have their own ideas on how to pass the time with basketball stand-up comedy and a buffet table.The timeless Biblical story of Noah and the Ark istold through the unique perspective of Mom and Dad Elephant (who of course remember it vividly).This easily-prepared 16-minute musical is perfect for younger children's choirs. The reproducible Director's Manual offerspermission to photocopy singer's sheets and dialog making “Don't Rock the Ark” a budget-stretching creative presentation for any time!Available: Director's Manual ChoirTrax CD Preview Cassette RehearsalTrax Pak (contains 12 preview casettes). Performance Time: 20 minutes. For Grades K-3.

Fantasy for Band-One can only imagine what it might be like if the animals ran the zoo! This and other questions will be considered in this programmatic original work for band incorporating all manner of animal and jungle noises.Young bands students will love the opportunity to use some of those carefully rehearsed vocal monkey and bird sounds they’ve been diligently working on for years. You can almost see an imaginary sci-fi movie as the music progresses. Your band will have an elephant good time playing this one! Don’t miss out!

Gavin Higgins wrote Ivory Ghosts in 2006 for brass ensemble as one of a collection of short pieces composed in support of the charity Brass Band Aid. It is a haunting miniature created in response to the horrors of the illegal trade in African elephant ivory. This definitive version for brass band and percussion was prepared for the Tredegar Town Band.

76 Disney Songs For The Harp arranged by Sylvia Woods. This collection includes the favourites: A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes ? A Whole New World ? Be Our Guest ? Candle on the Water ? I've Got No Strings ? It's a Small World ? Kiss the Girl ? Some Day My Prince Will Come ? Under the Sea ? When You Wish upon a Star ? Winnie the Pooh ? Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah and more. All songs are playable on Lever Harps and Pedal Harps.