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- Victoria Bond
The Frog Prince (1984)
(full orchestra)- G Schirmer Inc (World)
Original commissioned by The Empire State Institute for the Performing Arts. Chamber orchestra version commissioned by The Williamsburg Symphonia.
- 2(II:pic).2.2(II:bcl).2/4.3.3.1/timp.3perc/str
- Narrator
- 24 min
- Victoria Bond, Bob McGrath and Anne Sperry McGrath
- English
Programme Note
Synopsis
A princess loses her golden ball in a well and strikes a deal with a "frog" to retrieve it. Different families of instruments are used cleverly to highlight distinct sections of the narrative.
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Reviews
A sophisticated score, effective in building tension and sharp-eared listeners will detect the interplay between themes.
