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Four composing pieces for wind bands from Grades 1-4+ that link to the text "13 Moons on Turtles Back" by Joseph Brucac, Jonathan London and illustrations by Thomas Locker.
Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Series: TPTC: Emerging
Level: Variable | Duration: Variable
Instrumentation
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet (high and low) in B-flat
Bass Clarinet in B-flat
Alto Saxophone in E-flat
Tenor Saxophone in B-flat
Baritone Saxophone in E-flat
Trumpet in B-flat
French Horn in F
Trombone/Baritone/Bassoon
Tuba
13 Moons: North
Mallets A, B, C (for 3 players)
Bass Drum
13 Moons: East
Mallets Treble Clef/Bass Clef
Woodblock, Cymbal
Timpani
13 Moons: South
Glockenspiel, Marimba
Hi-Hat, Claves, Woodblock
Bass Drum
13 Moons: West
Mallet Treble Clef/Bass Clef
Add own choice percussion during
compositional process
Program Notes
Each piece in the "13 Moons" set provides the director and their students with a set of pitch material based in a particular key, including scales, melody, counter-melody, accompaniment, ostinato etc.. Over a series of rehearsals, the students not only learn how to play the material, they compose with the elements of structure, timbre, texture and expression to create their very own, original piece of music. (Show Scope and Sequence). Commissioned by the University of British Columbia Conducting Symposium Consortium, Symposium hosted by Dr. Robert Taylor, consortium led by Janet Wade. Learn more about Teaching Performance through Composition