THE MAGIC ORCHESTRA
Op. 94a
for Narrator and Symphony Orchestra
Words by Chris Jarvis
Full Score
Josef Weinberger
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INSTRUMENTATION
Piccolo
2 Flutes
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets in B b
2 Bassoons
4 Horns in F
2 Trumpets in B b
2 Tenor Trombones
Bass Trombone
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion
3 Players
Harp
Strings
Duration: c. 22 minutes
Full Score and Instrumental Parts are available on hire from the publisher.
THE MAGIC ORCHESTRA is a reworking of ORCHESTRA ON PARADE, Op. 94, to include a narrator. The first performance was given on 27th February 2011 by Chris Jarvis (narrator) and the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Angus.
The Magic Orchestra
Paul Patterson (2011) Text: Chris Jarvis
That was the magic sound of everyone playing together Let’s hear instruments in their families… the Woodwinds first. Starting with the bassoons!
And here are the strings. They scrape their instruments. Starting with the violins. followed by the violas