Dancing with Animals

Dancing With Animals is a lighthearted fantasy inspired by creatures from the animal kingdom. In the first movement, the five animals march in, then each one presents its unique dance in turn. Tango with a Cow, or Waltz with an Elephant, you're sure to have fun.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 4 | Duration: 11:00

Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Clarinet 1
B-flat Clarinet 2
B-flat Clarinet 3
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1
Alto Saxophone 2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

B-flat Trumpet 1
B-flat Trumpet 2
B-flat Trumpet 3
F Horn 1
F Horn 2
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Baritone T.C.
Tuba

Timpani
Mallets (bells, chimes, xylophone)
Percussion 1 (snare drum, castanets, drum set)
Percussion 2 (crash cymbals, bass drum, woodblock, triangle, tambourine, cabasa)

Program Notes
Dancing With Animals is a lighthearted fantasy inspired by creatures from the animal kingdom. In the first movement, the five animals march in, then each one presents its unique dance in turn. Tango with a Cow, or Waltz with an Elephant, you're sure to have fun.

Dancing With Animals was premiered by the 392nd Army Band at Fort Lee, VA on June 1st 2004, conducted by the composer.