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Narrator and Orchestra
2-1+EH-2-2/4-2-3-1/2 per, hp/str/narrator
Alternate Title
IN THE BEGINNING: A Native American Legend from the Tlingit Tribe of the Northwest Coast
Year Authored (or revised)
Duration (min)
24
Movements
15
Files & Media
Audio
gilbertinthebeginningexcerpt.mp3
Audio file
Video
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Sample Pages
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Detail
Description
Out of the Alaskan coastal wilderness, Raven creates the earth and then tricks Ganook to help him form all the rivers of the world. The story is set for orchestra and narrator, with narration in between the 15 sections of music. The piece may be performed in excerpts to fit concert programming.
First Perfomance
Commissioned by ArtStart and the St. Paul Civic Symphony; premiered on their Young Persons Concerts Feb 2007
Recording
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Text Language - Non English
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Text Source/Author
Contributed by Glenn Welker, Indigenous People's Literature permission granted
Title Number
Ensemble Type
orchestra
other
Genre/Theme
Music by women
for young audiences
Instrument
narrator-speaker(s)
,
harp
Purchase Options
Print & Ship
$70.00 conductor's score & narrator script
Contact [email protected] for inquiries into part purchase or rental.
ACA-GILJ-004
Print Price
$70.00 conductor's score & narrator script
Contact [email protected] for inquiries into part purchase or rental.
ACA-GILJ-004
New 2023 edition from 2007 original.