Lion Story - Jessica Flannigan [DIGITAL SCORE]

Lion Story is a quartet in four movements for young percussion ensemble. Each movement features a solo part on melody with ostinato accompaniment perfect for a middle school or beginning percussion ensemble.

Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 4
Level: Medium | Duration: 5:20 total

Instrumentation
Player 1: Xylophone, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Shekere
Player 2: 4.3-octave Marimba (may be shared with Player 4), Vibraphone, Bass Drum, Djembe
Player 3: 4-octave Marimba, Xylophone
Player 4 (4.3-octave Marimba [may be shared with Player 2]

Program Notes
When my son, Branden, was 5 years old he and I would go down to our basement and play marimba together. I would give him an ostinato accompaniment while I played a melody over the top, and he was always excited to name each song, the first being 'The Lion Goes to the Zoo.' Eventually I put them all together and filled out each movement with two more parts to give some depth to the piece. Branden finished naming each movement, and now we have our Lion Story.

- J.F.