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Fanfare
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847 KB, 1:01)
King Morpheus
(MP3,
618 KB, :45)
Little Nemo
(MP3,
696 KB, :50)
The Princess
(MP3,
1.42 MB, 1:53)
Adventure
(MP3,
1.17 MB, 1:25)
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Instrumentation:
(Chamber Orchestra)
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet (Bb)
Bassoon
Horn (F)
Trumpet (C)
Tenor Trombone
Bass Trombone
Perc: Glock., B.D.
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
Instrumentation:
(Full Orchestra)
2
Flutes
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets (Bb)
2 Bassoons
2 Horns (F)
2 Trumpets (C)
2 Trombones
1 Bass Trombone
1 Tuba
4 Timpani
1 Glockenspiel
1 Piano (opt.)
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
Scores in C OR Non-C
Total Timing:
12:00
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Little Nemo in Slumberland is based on the groundbreaking comic strip by Winsor McCay.
Created just ten years after the invention of the American comic strip, Little Nemo ran from 1904-1915, and
depicts the nightly adventures of a little boy whose dreams take him to Slumberland.
Unfortunately, the adventures come to an abrupt end when Nemo invariably falls out of bed.
My ballet is prefaced with a Fanfare for trumpet quartet, followed by the ballet proper: an introduction to the principal characters
(King Morpheus, Little Nemo, Flip, The Princess, and Doctor Pill) and an Adventure. After Nemo falls out of his bed with a crash, the ballet concludes
with a gentle chiming of the clock, and a Farewell for trumpet quartet.
