{"product_id":"little-big-top","title":"Little Big Top","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis circus music for flugelhorn, trombone, percussion and toy percussion was composed in 1970 for a children’s film developed by the Amazing Life Games Co., directed by Jim Robertson, former head of Design at the San Francisco Art Institute, and engineered by Richard Beggs at American Zoetrope studios. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn its four and a half minutes, the piece passes through the many moods of circus: the grand master’s hyperbolic introduction, the parade of performers, the sad clown, a conundrum, suspense (as in the tightrope act), and a return to the grand finale when all forces gather in the ring to perform at once. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe circus-themed music subsequently was synchronized to a one-minute video, “Cowgirl Coffee,” for the Microtheater series produced by earwax productions. It features choreography and performance by Margaret Fisher, who, with co-director Robert Hughes, headed up the performance and production company MAFISHCO based in Emeryville CA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstruments:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlugelhorn\u003cbr\u003eTrombone (doubles perc)\u003cbr\u003ePercussion\u003cbr\u003etoy xylophone\u003cbr\u003emarimba (optional)\u003cbr\u003epro glockenspiel\u003cbr\u003epro snare drum\u003cbr\u003epro bass drum\u003cbr\u003etoy snare drum\u003cbr\u003etoy bass drum\u003cbr\u003e2 sets of 3 toms\u003cbr\u003e2 suspended cymbals\u003cbr\u003ehigh triangle\u003cbr\u003ehigh, medium \u0026amp; low slide whistles\u003cbr\u003e(low occasionally cued in tbn)\u003cbr\u003esquawks (assigned to tbn)\u003cbr\u003ebanya\u003cbr\u003emouth siren\u003cbr\u003ekazoo\u003cbr\u003eauto horn\u003cbr\u003eflower pots or cowbells\u003cbr\u003epitched Gb, Ab, Bb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"American Composers Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Physical","offer_id":50550094725340,"sku":"ACA-HUGH-026","price":46.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital (PDF)","offer_id":50552302928092,"sku":"ACA-HUGH-026e","price":28.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/8198\/2428\/files\/PagesfromHughes_LittleBigTopScore10_Page_1.jpg?v=1779669822","url":"https:\/\/composers.com\/products\/little-big-top","provider":"American Composers Alliance","version":"1.0","type":"link"}