Rabbit and the Coyote, The
Subtitle: El Conejo y el Coyote
General Info
Year: 2005
Duration: c. 8:40
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: RBC, through Excelcia Music Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra-Alto Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Cowbell
- Crash Cymbals
- Gong
- Marimba
- Ratchet
- Snare Drum
- Temple Blocks
- Triangle
- Wind Chimes
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Written for concert band with narrator, this work tells the story behind the Mexican folk legend that explains why the coyote howls at the moon at night. The supporting music provides a colorful and appealing background that enhances the story and helps to bring the delightful tale to life.
- Program Note from publisher
The story of Rabbit and Coyote has its origins in the Zapotec (Mexican) culture and the story explains why Coyote spends his nights howling at the sky, searching for Rabbit, who has taken refuge in the moon. The narrative tells how Rabbit repeatedly deceived Coyote and manages to escape by climbing a ladder to the moon. Each vignette showcases a different instrument or family of instruments. The composition is designed for directors to use as a teaching tool on children's concerts. Itwas conceived as a "young person's guide to the band." The narrative is provided in both Spanish and with an English adaptation by the composer's wife, Dr. Cay Smith Osmon.
The Rabbit and the Coyote was commissioned by the Langham Creek High School Band for performance at the 2005 Midwest Clinic in Chicago, and is dedicated to the Langham Creek band and director Scott McAdow.
- Program Note from Langham Creek School Symphonic Band concert program, 17 December 2005
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. University of Houston Wind Ensemble (David Bertman, conductor)
- Audio CD: Langham Creek High School Symphonic Band (Gloria Ramirez, conductor; Richard Crain, narrator) - 2005
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Heart of Texas (San Antonio) Concert Band (Mike Olson, conductor) - 13 April 2014
- Langham Creek High School (Houston, Tx.) Symphonic Band (Gloria Ramirez, conductor; Richard Crain, narrator) – 17 December 2005 (2005 Midwest Clinic) *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- The Alchemist (2022)
- Aluxes
- American Songs
- and fragments of a dream... (2010)
- Ballade for Horn and Band (2010)
- Canciones y Sones de Mexico (2008)
- Chateau Le Bombadier Marche
- Christmas in The Netherlands (1999)
- Dance Poem (2006)
- David's Lyre
- Dia de los Muertos (2001)
- …dim points of lights…
- Down Longford Way & Shenandoah (as transcriber) (1990)
- Shenandoah (as arranger) (1907/1990)
- Elegy: Sixteen Minutes from Home (2005)
- Enigmatic Variations (2002)
- Experience the Adventure (2007)
- Fanfare for a Great Hall (2010)
- Fanfare, Elegy and Dance
- Four Dutch Hymns (1991)
- The Garden of Earthly Delights (2006)
- Hanszen Parish Overture
- The Hanukkah Gift (1999)
- Hebrew Folk Song Suite
- Hebrew Folk Song Suite No. 2 (2005)
- Hebrew Folk Song Suite No. 3 (2003)
- Hebrew Rhapsody (2003)
- Holliday Festival Overture (2002)
- Huapango! (as transcriber) (1941/1986)
- In Memory of a Summer Day
- In the Land of Green Lightning (2010)
- Introduction and Allegro (2015)
- A Lark's Song in the Clear Air (2012)
- March 104 (1998)
- Masada (2007)
- The Midnight Culmination of Sirius
- Prelude and Dance (2000)
- Prelude from "49th Parallel" (as transcriber) (1941/1960/1987/2002)
- The Rabbit and the Coyote (2005)
- Scotch Strathspey and Reel (as arranger) (1901-11/1982)
- Shenandoah. See: Down Longford Way & Shenandoah
- Symphony for Winds and Percussion (1997)
- Tower of The Winds (2009)
- Tuqa Gloria Emmeles
- West Point Songs (1981)
- The Widow's Party (as arranger) (1923/1929/2009)
Resources
- Leroy Osmon website Accessed 25 January 2022