You are here: Music    Printed music    The Piper of Hamelin

The Piper of Hamelin

Accompanied; SATB; Solo voice

An opera for schools written for soloists, chorus and instrumental ensemble, suitable for children aged 8–13. The libretto is by Jeremy James Taylor. The opera may be sung entirely by soprano and alto voices, but some of the solo roles and chorus parts are also suitable for tenors and basses. There are several speaking roles. The flute part is written for a skilled player. Other instrumental parts are simpler.

All performing material is available to hire at the OUP link below.

Orchestration: fl (+picc), ob, perc, pn (+hpch, cel), str Percussion: glock, SD, xylo, sus cym, tbells

Buy from OUPJohn's music is available to buy or hire from OUP (or other publisher), but not directly from this site. Click this button to link straight to the relevant page for this piece on their site.

 

Duration: 45 minutes
Difficulty: Easy, Moderately Difficult
Published: 30 April 1981
ISBN: 9780193380547

WordPress Image Lightbox