5 Songs in the Age of Stupidity for percussion and mezzo-soprano Percussion Ensemble - Sheet Music

SKU: TA.TSPCE14-006

In this work for two percussionists and mezzo-soprano, John Max McFarland sets five of his favorites from his The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said Page-A-Day Calendar. Each of the songs in 5 Songs in the Age of Stupidityis a setting of a complete quote. Some are quite short (11 words), while others are a few sentences. The musical means are contemporary in nature, with a programmatic quality enhanced by a wide array of percussion instruments, noise makers, and toys (literally...start sucking up to your older sister so you can borrow her kid's Tickle Me Elmo), some of which are played by the mezzo-soprano. And just as she has to stretch beyond her comfort zone, the two percussionists will have to bring more theatricality than is often required on the concert stage in this moderately difficult song cycle.

This piece comes with a full, bound score and includes all individual parts available for printing on the included CD-ROM.

Full Instrumentation:
Xylophone, vibraphone, marimba (5-octave), crotales (2-octaves), finger cymbal (suspended), suspended cymbals (small splash, sizzle cym, hi-hat, trash-hat), mark tree, snare drum, concert toms (set of 4, plus one large tom tuned very low), loose cymbal for dropping, 1 set of bongos, 1 set of congas, large concert bass drum, woodblock, tambourine (mounted, non-headed), tam tam (large), 3 to 4 pairs of drumsticks on a stand (for dropping), ratchet, bike horn, slide whistle, party blower, ElectrolarynxA(r) (optional), 10-hole harmonica (B-flat major), metal mixing bowl, acme siren, flexatone, vibraslap, train whistle, opera gong, Tickle Me Elmo doll (NOT optional).