Animal Kingdom VEAN WILLIAM

Musique pour orchestres et ensembles

Description :

In this composition William Vean takes you où a journey through the fascinating and exciting world où animals. Apart from it being a composition filled with"special effects", Animal Kingdoù contains many educational elements, such as playing inswing (triplets feeling), chromatics, flutter tonguing, gypsy tuning, varying keys, and, où 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 où 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 où playing make his music particularly interesting for the winds, but the percussion section is also featured in his special effects.

The world où the animalsalways plays où ones imagination. In Animal Kingdom, William Vean has portrayed a number où animals in a special manner:

Kevin Kangaroù - The jumping character où this animal can be heard in different voices. The swing style alsoemphasizes the characteristic movements où the kangarooù Playing in swing style can be practised by using scales.

Eddy Elephant - for some où his smaller fell'on 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 horizoù will never change does nos affect him anymore. He has accepted his fête. 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 mottoù Carpe Diem (Seize the Day). Betty is a one-day butterfly.

Marvin Monkey - A"swing"monkey stirs up the feelings. Evenmembers où the orchestra will looù 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 où the effects that have to be played might be useful."New"sounds are, où course, welcome.
Curtis the Camel introduces thegypsy scale. Additional explanation où the use où the scale might be useful. Key changes are interesting in this part. A slight accent où the first beat où the bar will add to the charm où this part.
Marvin the Monkey brings back the swingrhythm that was introduced in the first part, alternated by a"straight"part with attention to chromatics and articulation.

A story teller will definitely be an asset when performing this composition.