Bassoon,Clarinet,Piano,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1370910

Composed by David Warin Solomons. 21st Century,Contemporary. 17 pages. David Warin Solomons #955254. Published by David Warin Solomons (A0.1370910).

A setting of the La Fontaine poem La cigale et la fourmi with narrator (in English), clarinet, bassoon and piano

The pdf file contains score and instrumental parts. The narrator should use the score.

(A version with French narrator is also available on this site.)

The Grasshopper in drowsy song
Had spent the pleasant summer long,
And found herself without a crumb
When winter’s icy blast had come.
Not one small morsel could she spy
Of puny worm or measly fly.

So off she went to cry her want
Straight to her neighbour Madame Ant,
Merely asking for a loan
Of bread or grain to eke her own
Until the plenteous time came round.

“I’ll pay you back, or I’ll be bound
By August, word of animal,
Both interest and principal.�

The Ants are not a lending lot
Indeed that is their slightest fault.

“What were you doing when ’twas hot?�
She asked this impecunious sort.
� To all who came, both day and night
I used to sing at every chance.�

“You used to sing? That’s fine and right!
Well now’s the very time – to dance!�
©S.N.Solomons

Original French version:

La cigale, ayant chanté tout l’été,
se trouva fort dépourvue 
Quand la bise fut venue.
Pas un seul petit morceau 
De mouche ou de vermisseau.
Elle alla crier famine 
Chez la fourmi sa voisine,
La priant de lui prêter 
Quelque grain pour subsister
Jusqu’à la saison nouvelle.
“Je vous paierai,�
lui dit elle,
“avant l’août,
foi d’animal,
Intérêt et principal.�
La fourmi n’est pas prêteuse;
C’est là son moindre défaut.
“Que faisiez vous au temps chaud?�
Dit elle à cette emprunteuse
“Nuit et jour à tout venant
Je chantais,
ne vous déplaise.�
“Vous chantiez?
j’en suis fort aise.
Eh bien!
dansez maintenant.�.

Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1234300

By Paul Burnell. By Paul Burnell. 21st Century,Classical,Contemporary. Score. 5 pages. Paul Burnell #829840. Published by Paul Burnell (A0.1234300).

The World Just Swirls Away by Paul Burnell.  Composed 2022 for piano and/or other instruments, optional narrator.

Duration: 4:00

Also optional: a drone on low C played throughout. The lower cue-sized notes and pedal indications bars 25-31 are optional. Narrator echo effect, where indicated, is optional.
 
The narrator text is shown above the keyboard part, with rests given where the text does not coincide with the first beat of the bar.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1012290

Composed by Chris Kamerling. Contemporary,Standards. Score and parts. 24 pages. Phantom K Music #6642767. Published by Phantom K Music (A0.1012290).

Are you searching for something different for your percussion ensemble? Do you not have enough players to utilize keyboard percussion? Have you ever wanted to do something with narrator, but haven't had the chance? Well, I've got a piece for you! This piece is for four percussionists and a single narrator. The sound hearkens back to the beatnik poets of the 1960s! This is an exploration of sound for your percussionists, which allows them to use varied instruments from the snare drum to flower pots! I hope you enjoy Ambrosian Wish for percussion ensemble and narrator. Chris Kamerling can be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/kamerlingcomposer; his website is www.chriskamerling.com; and his YouTube channel is www.youtube.com/user/ckamerling93. You are always welcome to contact Mr. Kamerling by email at phantomkmusic@gmail.com 

Bassoon,Clarinet,Piano,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1370906

Composed by David Warin Solomons. 21st Century,Contemporary. 18 pages. David Warin Solomons #955248. Published by David Warin Solomons (A0.1370906).

A setting of the La Fontaine poem La cigale et la fourmi with narrator (in French), clarinet, bassoon and piano

The pdf file contains score and instrumental parts. The narrator should use the score.

(A version with English narrator is also available on this site)

La cigale, ayant chanté tout l’été,
se trouva fort dépourvue 
Quand la bise fut venue.
Pas un seul petit morceau 
De mouche ou de vermisseau.
Elle alla crier famine 
Chez la fourmi sa voisine,
La priant de lui prêter 
Quelque grain pour subsister
Jusqu’à la saison nouvelle.
“Je vous paierai,�
lui dit elle,
“avant l’août,
foi d’animal,
Intérêt et principal.�
La fourmi n’est pas prêteuse;
C’est là son moindre défaut.
“Que faisiez vous au temps chaud?�
Dit elle à cette emprunteuse
“Nuit et jour à tout venant
Je chantais,
ne vous déplaise.�
“Vous chantiez?
j’en suis fort aise.
Eh bien!
dansez maintenant.�

English translation by S N Solomons

The Grasshopper in drowsy song
Had spent the pleasant summer long,
And found herself without a crumb
When winter’s icy blast had come.
Not one small morsel could she spy
Of puny worm or measly fly.

So off she went to cry her want
Straight to her neighbour Madame Ant,
Merely asking for a loan
Of bread or grain to eke her own
Until the plenteous time came round.

“I’ll pay you back, or I’ll be bound
By August, word of animal,
Both interest and principal.�

The Ants are not a lending lot
Indeed that is their slightest fault.

“What were you doing when ’twas hot?�
She asked this impecunious sort.
� To all who came, both day and night
I used to sing at every chance.�

“You used to sing? That’s fine and right!
Well now’s the very time – to dance!�
©S.N.Solomons.

Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.533846

Composed by Therese Brenet. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and parts. 33 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #3053317. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.533846).

Thérèse Brenet's work for narrator and orchestra is inspried by a passage from De Rerum Natura by Lucretius, which deals with Man's reaction to observing the cosmos.  The work is scored for large orchestra (2(pic)222/3330/Timp/2perc/hp/pn/strings).  There is no precise interaction between the narrator and the music, except that each segment corresponds to a specific movement.  It is up to the conductor and the narrator to define how they wish the text to interact with the music.  This is the score only.  The orchestral parts are on rental from the publisher.

String Orchestra - Digital Download

SKU: AX.00-PC-0015665_N

Narrator. Arranged by Bob Phillips. Instructional. Part. 2 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0015665_N. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0015665_N).

UPC: 038081293707.

Enjoy a timeless arrangement that incorporates a narrator reading the familiar words while the orchestra provides sound effects and performs traditional and pop holiday songs. Invite your superintendent or principal to read the cued narration part for added fun. Correlates with String Explorer Book 1, Unit 14. Titles include: Jingle Bells, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Lullaby, Overture to William Tell, Up On the Housetop, Jolly Old St. Nicholas, Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer, Sleigh Ride, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, I Gave My Love a Cherry, and Let It Snow!. (7:00) This title is available in SmartMusic.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.889908

Composed by Gary Friedman. Contemporary. 26 pages. Gary Friedman #3538901. Published by Gary Friedman (A0.889908).

Musical setting of the poem, Music by Amy Lowell, which can be read on 2nd page of merged pdf. In brief, woman lying in bed hears beautiful flute playing at night and is disillusioned the next morning to see through her window the fat bald player eating onions. She prefers to picture handsome well-dressed young man. Main musical features, some beautiful flute passages, humorous depiction of actual player, and romantic waltz depicting preferred image. Duration 6 minutes. Audio clip is computer generated and has gaps where narration should take place.  A performance at College of Marin by Mimi Braverman (who inserted her own flute cadenza), Shelley Hodgen (clarinet), Jay Williams (horn), Karen Wright (bassoon), me (oboe), and Harriet Spiegel (narrator) can be seen on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxF95ULZSL8&feature=youtu.be  Parts for each instrument have text cues of the narration showing when to play and narrator's text tells what to listen for as cues to start reading.

Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1234600

By Paul Burnell. By Paul Burnell. 21st Century,Classical,Contemporary. Score. 4 pages. Paul Burnell #830144. Published by Paul Burnell (A0.1234600).

Seen by the Casino Security Camera by Paul Burnell.  Composed 2006, revised 2022.

For narrator and piano or keyboard instrument, other instruments optional.

Duration 1:50

The narrator speaks text given in score preface with each verse starting where marked in score with *(1), *(2) etc.

Other instruments may be added ad lib.