Animal Ditties VI
Subtitle: For Woodwind Quintet and Narrator
General Info
Year: 1993
Duration: c. 5:45
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Editions Bim
Cost: Score and Parts (print) – CHF41.00
Movements
1. The Kangaroo – 1:05
2. The Canary – 1:00
3. The Fly – 0:40
4. The Ostrich – 0:50
5. The Guppies – 1:30
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
Horn in F
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
A compilation piece consisting of five movements, each movement having its own character based on the animal it is titled after. Plog has transformed the ensemble into a programmatic raconteur. The five-movement composition, based on the poetry of Ogden Nash, with poetic interpolations, is a series of zoological impressions in musical tone. The characters include a kangaroo, canary, the fly, an ostrich, and guppies. A silly and youthful air makes this a fantastic piece for children of all ages.
- Program Note by Debra Traficante
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD: Westwood Wind Quintet - 1995
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Kennesaw (Ga.) State University Wind Symphony (Debra Traficante, conductor; Nicholas Massaroni, narrator) - 7 October 2020
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Animal Ditties IV (1988/2001)
- Animal Ditties VI (1993)
- Concerto 2010 (2010)
- Concerto for Flute and Wind Ensemble (1981)
- Contemplation for Flugelhorn and Winds (2007)
- Double Concerto for Euphonium, Tuba and Wind Ensemble (2022)
- Double Concerto 2014 for Trumpet, Trombone and Wind Ensemble (2014/2020)
- Four Sketches (1989/1991)
- Magdalene (2018)
- Mini Variations on "Amazing Grace" (1987/1993)
- Textures (2010)
- Three Miniatures for Tuba and Wind Ensemble (1990)
- Threnos (Plog)
Resources
- Anthony Plog website Accessed 12 September 2020
- Perusal score
- Plog, A. (1993). Animal ditties VI : 1993 : for woodwind quintet & narrator = pour quintette à vent et récitant : flute, oboe, clarinet in B♭, horn, & bassoon [score]. Editions Bim: Bulle, Swit.