The Preposterous Quest
of Perceval, and Parsifal, a Pair of Peculiar, Propitious, and Pleasantly Playful Penguins
Commissioned by the Omaha Conservatory of Music
String Orchestra / Grade 2-2.5 / ca. 6:00 / (2022) / I. q=140, II. q=80, III. q=150
$55.00 - (Conductor Scores are available as print only. A Master Set of Parts is available as Print or PDF with permission to print as many parts as needed. There is no tax applied to PDF parts.)
Performance SoundWaves 2022 Music Camp
Omaha Conservatory of Music with Clark Potter
Program Notes
Commissioned by the Omaha Conservatory of Music for OCM SoundWaves 2022 Summer Music Camp.
The Peculiar and Preposterous Quest of Perceval and Parsifal, a Pair of Propitious, and Pleasantly Playful Penguins, for Narrator and String Orchestra, is a work intended for young musicians and written in the keys of D Major and G Major. The Narration contains light-hearted references to 19th Century Composer Richard Wagner and the Legendary Story of Perceval/Parsifal and the Search for the Holy Grail.
There are three short movements.
I. Let the Waddling Begin
II. In the Hall of The Emperor Penguin
III. The End of the Quest
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Instrumentation
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
String Bass
