Jungle Dance (Flex)

Brian Balmages

General Info

Year: 2011 / 2022
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: II-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $9.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Part 1

Flute/Piccolo
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet/Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone/E-flat Clarinet
B-flat Trumpet
Violin

Part 2

Flute
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet
Violin

Part 3

B-flat Soprano Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone/E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
Horn in F
Violin
Viola

Part 4

Bassoon
B-flat Bass Clarinet/Tenor Saxophone/Baritone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone/Alto Clarinet
Horn in F
Trombone/Euphonium
Violincello

Part 5

Bassoon
B-flat Bass Clarinet/Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Baritone Saxophone/Contra-alto Clarinet
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass

Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:

Agogo Bells
Cabasa
China Cymbal
Claves
Congas
Cowbell
Crash Cymbals
Guiro
Marimba
Shakers
Suspended Cymbal
Temple Blocks
Tom-toms
Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This captivating musical celebration portrays the strong energy of all life in a jungle. The piece cleverly uses a melody that never changes throughout the entire work — rather, all the surrounding harmonies and textures constantly evolve as the music develops. Ultimately, the melody is layered on top of itself numerous times along with the countermelodies that have been heard throughout the work. A large battery of percussion completes the orchestration.

- Program Note from publisher

Jungle Dance is a new type of piece for me. It depicts a celebration in the middle of a jungle. It is not specific to people -- it actually represents the celebration of all living things -- animals, plants, and people -- all coming together in a high energy celebration of life and nature. The melody itself is quite infectious and is treated as a passacaglia... The melody repeats constantly while the textures, rhythms and harmonies around it change and develop.

- Program Note by composer

Commissioned by the Lawton C. Johnson Middle School Bands, Summit, New Jersey; Michelle Brick, director.

- Program Note from score

Media

Audio: Reference recording (non-flex edition). Ensemble and conductor unknown.

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Colliding Visions (Adaptable Band) (2010/2020)
Focal Point (Adaptable Band) (2021)
Focal Point. See also: Suite Treats
Jungle Dance (Adaptable Band) (2011/2022)
A Little Matrix Music (Adaptable Band) (2020)
Moscow, 1941 (Adaptable Band) (2006/2020)

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Resources

Brian Balmages website Accessed 15 September 2020
Bright, Jeff. "Jungle Dance." In Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 11, Compiled and edited by Richard Miles, 225-231. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2018.
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