Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite
$119.95
Mississippi; Tone Journey is a 1926 orchestral suite in four movements by Ferde Grofé, depicting scenes along a journey down the Mississippi River from its headwaters of Minnesota to New Orleans.
I. Father of the Waters – depicts the birth of the Mississippi River in the streams of Minnesota and the lands of the Chippewa Indians .
II. Huckleberry Finn – based on the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. A short piece ruminating on Huck's prankish nature.
III. Old Creole Days – Grofe's interpretation of spirituals sung by slaves on the plantations
IV. Mardi Gras – depicts Fat Tuesday in New Orleans.
- Difficulty:
- Intermediate
- Instrumentation:
- Picc, 2Fl, 3Ob 1dEH, 2Cl, BCl, 2Bsn, Cbsn, 4Hn, 3Tpt, 3Tbn, Tba, Timp, Perc, Cel., Bells, Harp, Strings
- Duration:
- 13-15 min.
- Set of Parts:
- Includes Strings count 4.4.3.3.2
- Product Type:
- REPRINT SERIES
