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The Jungle Book (2001)

[3.5 minutes]
Instrumentation:

chorus (SAA)

percussion
(at least 4 players): rainstick, sandblocks, bass drum, claves

piano (played by a music teacher)

band (optional): trumpet, trombone, flute, Bb clarinet, Eb alto sax
string orchestra (optional): violin I, violin II, viola, cello

All parts (except for piano) are playable by elementary school students in their first year of musical study.
Listen:

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[Collegiate School fourth-grade chorus, band, and string orchestra performing]

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Look:

Click here to download a perusal score (214k PDF file)
(Why does the music look jagged on my screen and how do I fix it?)
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About:

This piece was written for the fourth grade band, chorus, and orchestra of Collegiate School in Richmond, Virginia. I am grateful to all of the students of the Collegiate Lower School for their suggestions and advice for this piece; I have used many of their ideas about melodies, rhythms, themes, sounds, and form while writing this work.

Special thanks also to Lois Jecklin for her iniative and support for this project, and to the Collegiate Lower School music teachers, Beth Tracy and Patsy Hallett, for their dedication and enthusiasm for the project.

The text of the piece is adapted from the poem which closes Rudyard Kipling's The Second Jungle Book.
Performance History:

Collegiate School Band, Chorus, and Orchestra, May 2001, Richmond, VA
(for an article describing the residency project click here)

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