Viral Hippo, for contrabassoon and piano Chamber Music - Digital Sheet Music
In 2024, I wrote a suite for bassoon and piano about one of my favorite things in the entire world: the hippopotamus. At the end of the summer, as I was preparing to send the piece off to the commissioners, a viral sensation hit the scene: the baby pygmy hippo from Thailand, Moo Deng.Frustrated as I was to have missed the opportunity to include her in my piece, I decided to include her in Viral Hippo as a coda. Based on the hundreds of different video clips of the tiny beast, I wanted to write about the energy, jumping and biting with her small, tuskless mouth.In a world that is often stressful, sad, or scary, occasionally, we are lucky enough to have a small body of pure joy invade our lives. Hopefully, I have been able to capture even a small bit of that joy in this piece.
Details
Summary
- Instrument:
- Piano Piano Accompaniment Bassoon Solo
- Ensembles:
- Chamber Music
- Genres:
- 21st Century
- Publishers:
- Martin J. Van Klompenberg
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Format:
- Score Score and Part
- Item types:
- Digital
- Instructionals:
- Contest, Festival
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 20
Detailed Description
SKU: A0.1928841
Composed by Martin J. Van Klompenberg. This edition: pdf, streaming. 21st Century, Chamber, Classical, Contest, Festival. Score and part. 20 pages. Martin J. Van Klompenberg #1485952. Published by Martin J. Van Klompenberg (A0.1928841).In 2024, I wrote a suite for bassoon and piano about one of my favorite things in the entire world: the hippopotamus. At the end of the summer, as I was preparing to send the piece off to the commissioners, a viral sensation hit the scene: the baby pygmy hippo from Thailand, Moo Deng.
Frustrated as I was to have missed the opportunity to include her in my piece, I decided to include her in Viral Hippo as a coda. Based on the hundreds of different video clips of the tiny beast, I wanted to write about the energy, jumping and biting with her small, tuskless mouth.
In a world that is often stressful, sad, or scary, occasionally, we are lucky enough to have a small body of pure joy invade our lives. Hopefully, I have been able to capture even a small bit of that joy in this piece.
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