Description
Duration: 7'48"
“Dear Toad, I am glad that you are my best friend. Your best friend, Frog.” “The Letter” from Frog and Toad Are Friends, written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel, inspired me to compose Frog's Magnum Opus (2020) for former Belmont University colleague Joseph Spearman to play at elementary school performances in Ohio. Composed in four movements, a narrator (or the soloist), will read the story while the soloist accompanies on snare drum and wooden frog (notched guiro). The percussion accompaniment musically represents Frog’s and Toad’s emotional responses throughout the narrative. The percussion writing incorporates a variety of implements (sticks, brushes, guiro stick) and embodies jazz, orchestral, commercial, and rudimental styles."
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- Full Score and Parts — PDF format