Elisha and the Bears, An Obnoxious Operetta in One Swift Act

Clarinet in Bb

Percussion I –  Vibraphone (bass-bow needed, scored to reach low C but
octave substitution fine)
3 wood-blocks (low, medium, high), can be shared with Percussion II
Crotales
2 timpani (medium, high)

Percussion II -         Snare Drum,
3 cymbals (low, medium, high)
Hi-Hat Cymbal
3 wood-blocks (low, medium, high), can be shared with Percussion I
Slide Whistle
Musical Saw (Flexatone is an acceptable substitution)

Piano/
Toy Piano -     Toy Piano may be amplified and written pitch is not necessarilyoctave specific

Female Voices - She Bear I, She Bear II, Congregants 2,4, and 6 are specified
but any congregant role can be sung by a larger number of different female voices

Male Voices -   Priest, Congregants 1, 3, 5 are specified but any congregant
role can be sung by a larger number of different male voices

Violin