Frank Proto :: Doodles; An Introduction to the Orchestra


 

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Proto, Frank
1941-0000
(b Brooklyn, NY, 18 July 1941). American
Doodles; An Introduction to the Orchestra <1975>
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It is not intended that all movements be played; the work can be as short as 8' or as long as 30'.
Playable with: 2 2 2 2 — 2 2 0 0 — 1perc — pf — elec bass — str
Pf, elec bass & drummer must be capable jazz players.
Variations on Yankee Doodle, each variation featuring a different instrument. Alternative variations for certain instruments; the composer has added new variations from time to time. (It is not intended that all variations be performed, hence the variable duration from 8'-30') Interactive possibilities: a variation in which the audience responds with clapped rhythm to musical cues; also an audience sing-along.