The Frog Prince, Victoria Bond

Work Information

Victoria Bond : The Frog Prince

Publisher	G Schirmer Inc
Category	Soloist(s) and Orchestra
Year Composed	1984
Duration	24 Minutes
Solo Voice(s)	Narrator
Orchestration	2(pic)22(bcl)2/4331/timp.3perc/str alt.: 1111/3110/timp.perc/str
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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.

Related works:
The Frog Prince for narrator and orchestra or chamber orchestra
The Frog Prince for narrator and wind quintet

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A sophisticated score, effective in building tension and sharp-eared listeners will detect the interplay between themes.
Knickerbocker News

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