Monkey
Year(s)
1997
Difficulty
Advanced
Duration
06:30 min
Perusal Score
Instrumentation:
BandGenres:
EnergeticMonkey is the wildness of young monkeys, shrieking in unbridled pandemonium. The unsupervised frenzy-mongers eventually come face to face with the ominous threat of adult discipline.
They rebel.
Discipline fails.
The hour of scampering erupts. The mayhem escalates until young and old alike are indistinguishable. Simian hysteria overtakes all.
Note: no animals were harmed during the composition of this piece.
Commissioned by: University of Nevada Las Vegas, Thomas G. Leslie, conductor
Premiered
24 November 1998, Las Vegas, Nevada
Technical Info
Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Eb Clarinet
Clarinet I-II-III
Bass Clarinet
Soprano Saxophone
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II (4 players minimum)
Trombone III (2 players minimum)
Baritone I-II
Tuba
Timpani
Piano (optionally amplified)
Perc. 1 (Glockenspiel)
Perc. 2 (Xylophone)
Perc. 3 (Marimba)
Perc. 4 (Tom-toms)
Perc. 5 (Bass Drum)
Perc. 6-7 (Sus. Cym., 2 Woodblocks [pitched approx. a fourth apart], Cowbell, Triangle, Vibraslap, large Tam-tam, Police Whistle)