YOUNG BAND REPERTOIRE PROJECT

Literature Analyses


A FURIOUS FABLE

Written by Jared Spears
 

Publisher: C. L. Barnhouse Company
Year Published: 1980
Difficulty Level: Publisher rating = 1.5

1983-86 Texas PML rating = Grade 1

 

Reviewed by: Daniel Lugo - Spring 1999

Style/Form: Allegro (quarter= 120) - Andante Sostenuto (quarter=72) - Allegro drammatico (quarter= 120) - Grandioso (quarter= 60) - Allegro (quarter=120)

ABA 

Key Signatures:

(concert pitch)

No key changes:

Four flats (m.1 - end)

Time Signatures: 4/4 (m.1 - end)
Ranges: Woodwinds:

    Flute to c2; Clarinet 1 to a.

Brass:

    Cornet 1 to d1; Cornet 2 to a; Trombone 1 to d; Trombone 2 to c

Rhythms: Winds:

    Level 1 with no eighth notes.

Percussion:

    Level 1 with eighth notes and rolls.

Instrumentation: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Bass Clarinet, Alto Sax 1, Alto Sax 2, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2, Horn in F, Trombone 1, Trombone 2, Baritone TC, Tuba, Snare/Bass Drum, Cymbals, Timpani
Percussion: Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Suspended Cymbal, 2 Tom-Toms (H-L).
Conductor Score: Semi-Score; 7 lines; Combined are Flutes-Oboes, B-flat Clarines-Eb Alto Saxophones, F Horns-Trombones, Baritone- Tenor Saxophones-Basses, Snare-Bass Drum, Suspemded Cymbals-2 Tom-Toms.
Length/Timing: 3 minutes, 40 seconds; 104 measures
Comments:
  • Cornets will need straight mutes.
  • Use of sfz, sffz, fp, accents, crescrendo, and decrescrendo.
  • Numerous fermatas
  • Active percussion parts

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