Aesop's Fables
Narrator and chamber orchestra (or sextet)
Aesop’s Fables for narrator and chamber orchestra are light musical vignettes. Their descriptive and colorful character makes them attractive to the young musical ear. Aesop’s Fables was composed to introduce the instruments of the orchestra to elementary students and to teach them about the elements of music.
Select any two or three fables or present all five with the Prelude and Finale. Each movement is about three minutes in duration. Perform as a concert piece alone or collaborate with a local dance company. The themes of Aesop's Fables lend themselves well to student drawings or paintings which can be viewed during the performance.
Aesop’s Fables is a great educational outreach. The Aesop’s Fables Video Series, featuring composer Richard Maltz, prepares students for a rewarding concert experience. Videos and related educational materials are included with the purchase of the score and parts (orchestra or sextet).
Instrumentation
flute (piccolo), oboe, clarinet, bassoon,
horn, trumpet, 2 percussion, strings
narrator
Sextet arrangement
flute (piccolo), clarinet (bass clarinet), horn, percussion, violin, cello
narrator
Duration
ca. 20 minutes