When Fireflies Danced

Price: 
$72.00

When Fireflies Danced

Arranger/Composer: 

Parker, Philip

Item Code:
30590
Publisher: 
C. Alan Publications

On a warm summer evening around midnight, a lone firefly flits among the trees and is soon joined by dozens of others. Suddenly and magically they coordinate their flashing lights and movements as they dance a veritable ballet. Then, as suddenly as they appeared, in a burst of silent fireworks, the choreography ends and they scatter in all directions. The lone firefly remains and, with a few last flickers of light, disappears into the stillness of the night.

Grade Level: 5
Copyright: 2022
Number of Players: 9 + 1
Duration: 9:45

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    Instrumentation

    Solo Piccolo/Flute

    Player 1: Bells, Xylophone, 2 Crotales (high A#, B), violin bow
    Player 2: Vibraphone 1, Small Metal Wind Chimes, bass bow
    Player 3: Vibraphone 2, bass bow
    Player 4: Marimba 1 [4.3-octave], 2 Crotales (high Ab, G), violin bow
    Player 5: Marimba 2 [4.5-octave]
    Player 6: Marimba 3 [5-octave]
    Player 7: Celeste (may substitute Synthesizer)
    Player 8: Claves, 2 Suspended Cymbals, Mark Tree, Snare Drum, Tom, Temple Blocks, Slapstick, Crotales (low octave + high E, F), violin bow
    Player 9: Large Tam-Tam, 2 Suspended Cymbals, Snare Drum, Tom, Triangle, High Woodblock, 2 Crotales (high C#, D), violin bow