The Legend of Princess Noccalula
John Craton
About this work: A tone poem based on the Cherokee legend of Princess Noccalula. Two versions available: solo mandolin, strings, and guitar; solo mandolin and mandolin orchestra. The score shown here is for mandolin and strings and has been adjusted for better playback. This work was premiered by soloist Sebastiaan de Grebber and Het CONSORT in Scherpenzeel, Netherlands, on 1 April 2006 and was dedicated to the conductor, Alex Timmerman. Clean scores are available on request. More information can be found at
www.craton.net/music/noccalula.
Year composed: 2005
Duration: 00:10:00
Ensemble type: Solo instrument, non-keyboard:Unknown
Instrumentation:
Instrumentation notes: String version: mandolin solo, violins, violas, cellos, basses, guitar, rattle. Mandolin orchestra version: mandolin solo, mandolins, mandolas, mandocellos, guitars, chitarrones, rattle.