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ODD OCTOBER: Day 5 ANIMAL CRACKERS VOLUME II: Eric Whitacre from poems by Ogden Nash Mr. Whitacre talks about these pieces on his website saying: These are the first two ‘volumes’ of Animal Crackers, and if everything goes as planned I’ll write several more. (Ogden Nash wrote scores of these ridiculous animal poems, all of them crying out for musical settings.) Feel free to mix and match pieces between volumes to create your very own personalized zoo, and remember: the performance will be infinitely more effective if you play these as seriously and soberly as possible. VOLUME 2 Volume II THE CANARY The song of canaries Never varies. And when they’re molting They’re pretty revolting. THE EEL I don’t mind eels Except as meals. And the way they feels. THE KANGAROO O Kangaroo, O Kangaroo, Be grateful that you’re in the zoo. And not transmuted by a boomerang Into zestful tangy Kangaroo meringue. Ogden Nash, 1902-1971 If you liked these go to Whitacres website and also listen to Vol. 1 which includes The Panther, The Cow, and The Fireflies at: ericwhitacre/music-catalog/satb-choral/animal-crackers-vol-i-3
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 19:11:00 +0000

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