A Treeful Of Monkeys

Chamber Music Clarinet, Horn, Narrator, Percussion, Piano, Violin

SKU: PR.11140253S

For Narrator, Bb Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Percussion, And Piano. Composed by Daniel Dorff. Sws. Contemporary. Full score. With Standard notation. Composed 2015. 20 pages. Duration 7:30. Theodore Presser Company #111-40253S. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.11140253S).

UPC: 680160631377. 9.5x13 inches. Based on a traditional African folk tale.

As a standalone performance piece, Dorff's A Treeful of Monkeys is a delightful telling of an African folk tale, complete with narration. The instrumental ensemble describes a hat seller, a good number of hats, and a good number of monkeys up in the trees with those hats. Commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra Association, however, A Treeful of Monkeys is also an opportunity to introduce musical elements to young students, with Dorff's suggested educational objectives and performance tips suitable for classroom use.

SKU: PR.41641646L

Composed by Daniel Dorff. With Standard notation. 52 pages. Duration 7:30. Theodore Presser Company #416-41646L. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.41641646L).

UPC: 680160675944. 11 x 14 inches. Based on a traditional African folk tale.

Dorff’ s seventh commission from the Philadelphia Orchestra’s education department, A TREEFUL OF MONKEYS is a setting of the folktale also known as “Caps For Sale.” Typical of Dorff’s narrated works, there is humor on the surface, and a musical curriculum in the background. The monkeys and hats go up the tree accompanied by ascending scales and melodies, and finally when all the hats cascade down the orchestra plays a beautiful cascade downward.

Bass Drum, Bassoon, Bell Tree, Cello, Clarinet, Contrabass, Cymbal, Glockenspiel, Harp, Horn, Marimba, Oboe, Percussion, Piccolo, Slide Whistle, Tom-tom, Trombone, Trumpet, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2

SKU: PR.416416460

Composed by Daniel Dorff. With Standard notation. 112 pages. Duration 7:30. Theodore Presser Company #416-41646. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.416416460).

UPC: 680160675937. 9 X 12 / 9.5 x 13 inches. Based on a traditional African folk tale.

Dorff’ s seventh commission from the Philadelphia Orchestra’s education department, A TREEFUL OF MONKEYS is a setting of the folktale also known as “Caps For Sale.” Typical of Dorff’s narrated works, there is humor on the surface, and a musical curriculum in the background. The monkeys and hats go up the tree accompanied by ascending scales and melodies, and finally when all the hats cascade down the orchestra plays a beautiful cascade downward.

For Narrator, Bb Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Percussion, And Piano. Composed by Daniel Dorff. Based on a traditional African folk tale. Premiered by the Philadelphia Orchestra's Sound All Around series, Charlotte Blake Alston, narrator, Samuel Caviezel, clarinet; Jeffry Kirschen, horn; Amy Oshiro-Morales, violin; Angela Zator Nelson, percussion; Lio Kuokman, piano; Academy of Music, Phila. Contemporary. Score and part(s). With Standard notation. Composed 2015. 40 pages. Duration 7 minutes, 30 seconds. Theodore Presser Company #111-40253. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.111402530).