Jungla

Ferrer Ferran

Subtitle: Poema Ambientado en la Selva Africana : Banda sinfónica (Poem Set in the African Jungle, for Symphonic Band)

General Info

Year: 2006
Duration: c. 12:15
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Piles
Cost: Score and Parts - €180.00 | Score Only - €45.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone I-II
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Flugel Horn I-II
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium I-II
Tuba I-II
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

Cabasa
Conga
Crash Cymbals
Derbuka
Djembe
Glockenspiel
Marimba
Mark Tree
Rattle, metal
Sizzle Cymbal
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Tam-Tam
Temple Blocks
Tom-Tom
Tubular Bells
Whip
Wind Machine
Wood Block
Xylophone

Players screaming and chanting

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Jungla (Jungle) poem set in the African Jungle -- The Heart of the Jungle, the myths and their legends keep awake this vast unknown and discovered world.

The variety of legends of black Africa is to due to the diversity of tribes that inhabit it. The ancestors of their ancestors never lost their rites and ancestral myths. They continued to worship the spirits and geniuses [creative powers] who lived in nature.

The Luos, Massais, Swahikis and many other [African tribes] perform their prayers. Their beliefs are reflected in their dances and [they] dance to the rhythm of drums [to] make a delight to their [ancestors] honors.

The air, the earth, and the river are plagued with spirits who came and invoked when superior help was needed. Jungla is a power set in these dances, in these claims to invoke their gods. In this, one feels its power, its domination ..., its natural and spiritual wonder. The power of greatness and ancestors.

- Program Note (in translation) from score

The composer writes, “Jungla is a symphonic poem set to dances of various African tribes. The work is meant to depict the belief in the power and greatness of nature and the tribal ancestors. Drumming is an integral part of these honorary and celebratory rituals. This is the third work in a trilogy of pieces that focuses on the African forests.”

- Program Note by Dominic Talanca for the Lone Star Wind Symphony concert program, 16 July 2015

Awards

Jungla has been recommended as interesting, serious and distinctive music by members of the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE).

Media

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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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State University of New York, Fredonia, Wind Symphony (Donna Dolson, conductor) – 3 October 2019
Lone Star Wind Orchestra (Dallas, Tex.) (Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor) – 16 July 2015 - WASBE Conference, San Jose, Calif.
University of North Texas Wind Symphony (Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor) - 16 April 2015
Banda Sinfónica Juvenil Simón Bolivar (Caracas, Venezuela) (Ferrer Ferran, conductor) - July 2013.

Works for Winds by This Composer

Abu Simbel (2009)
Algemiz
Bestiarium Suite
- Tropical Fishes (Appermont)
- Dance of the Whale (Sparke)
- Tyrannosaurus Rex (Ferran)
- The Snail (Van der Roost)
- The Apes (Smith)
- The Woodworm (Valencia)
- The Kangaroo (Houben)
- Charlie, the Chameleon (Alarcon)
- The Fly (Navarro)
Canto a Unicef
Castelo do Inferno
Ceremonial
Concert per a Orquesta de Vents I Procussió (2008)
Concert No. 3 (2013)
Consuelo Ciscar (2003)
Echo de la Montagne (2003)
El Bosque Mágico (2002)
El Coloso (2011)
El Ingenioso Hidalgo (2005)
El Misteri del Foc
El Rugir del Kimbo
Els Pecats Capitals (2004)
El Principito (2010)
El Quijote (2015)
A Fairy Tale (2009)
Fuegos del Alma (2014)
The Great Spirit (2010)
Hydra Concerto (2001)
IVAM (2007/2010)
Juana de Arco (2005)
Jungla (2006)
La Passió de Crist (2001)
La Rodana
La Torre de Hercules
Las Aventuras del Principito (2010)
Los Barbas (2012)
Miticaventura (2002)
O Camiño das Animas en Pena
Peter Pan (2016)
Pinocchio (2007)
Red Dragon
Salomón (2006)
Santa Claus (2019)
Symphony No. 2. See: La Passio de Crist
Symphony No. 3. See: The Great Spirit
Symphony No. 4. See: El Coloso
Tyrannosaurus Rex. See: Bestiarium Suite

Resources

Ferran, F.; Institut Valencia de la Musica (2008). Jungla : Poema Ambientado en la Selva Africana : Banda sinfónica [score]. Piles: Valencia, Spain.
Rand, Catherine A. "Jungla." In Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 11, Compiled and edited by Richard Miles, 723-730. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2018.