Orchestra 9-13

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11 SoSSAATTBBGbCb. Ann & Steve wrote this piece at the request of Dietrich Schnabel; they were happy to take up the challenge of writing a composition jointly. For the romantics among you, it may be interesting to know that the piece was finished on Valentine's day. A Jazz Short Story is a musical impression of a 7-page short story. It's never made quite clear what is happening, but the story certainly has many twists and turns, always looking back to the events on the first page - in many ways the piece is a theme-and-variations. The end seems to be a dramatic dénouement, but again one can only speculate about what happens - even about whether it's a happy ending or not! Total playing time of this moderately difficult piece is about 8 minutes.

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SAATBGbCb, Opt SubCb. Steve says: ' Like most contrabass sections, the one in Helen Hooker’s Thames Valley Recorder Orchestra sometimes feels that its crucial role in the band can sometimes be under-appreciated! One of their number, Gillian Cooke, suggested that I arrange this famous number from Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance, a challenge I was pleased to rise to! The subcontrabass part is not essential, but is very nice to have. By the way, if you are looking for a recording of this number, it might be helpful to know that its official title’ is ‘When a Felon’s Not Engaged In His Employment’ '