Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Daniel Dorff
About this work:
The familiar story set for narrator and mixed octet, commissioned by the Minnesota Orchestra's Kinder Konzerts for 53 pre-school performances. The bears are illustrated by growly Bass Tbn (papa), elegant midrange Cello (mama), and squeaky high clarinet (baby bear), and variants of a common motif to show how they are a family yet all very different. This helps the story and meets music education objectives for contrast and variation. Goldilocks is portrayed through a flute playing very different music. Goldilocks apologizes for her rudeness at the end and makes them a pancake breakfast. Also available for narrator with mixed octet; on rental from Theodore Presser Company.
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Version: orchestra version
Year composed: 2000
Duration: 00:08:00
Ensemble type: Orchestra:Orchestra with Soloist(s)
Instrumentation: 1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Clarinet, 1 Bassoon, 1 Horn in F, 1 Trumpet, 1 Bass Trombone, 2 Percussion (General), 1 Strings (General), 1 Harp, 1 Narrator