PARADE of CLOCKWORK SOLDIERS - Parts & Score

Grade 2.0
 
Duration 4.30
 
 
 
This piece was inspired by the composer watching his young son, Benny, playing ?soldiers? with his collection of teddy bears ? how appropriate!
 
 
 
But it made him think of the many character pieces which take the form of a ?toy march?, the most notable examples being by Haydn, Tchaikovsky and Leon Jessel.
 
 
 
Parade of the Clockwork Soldiers is in the form of a ?patrol? (starting and ending quietly with a louder middle) and aims to represent a band marching past the listener. In fact, where the hall layout permits it, it could be possible to add a little choreography to the piece, starting and ending with only a few instruments on stage.