Iain Farrington

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  • Biography
    • London 2012 Olympics
    • The Coronation 2023
  • Arrangements
    • Symphony Orchestra
    • Chamber Orchestra
    • Chamber Music
    • Choral
    • Vocal
    • Piano/Organ
    • Musical Theatre
    • Opera
    • Jazz/Pop/Folk Songs
    • Piano reductions
    • Elgar Complete Edition
    • List of orchestral performers
  • Compositions
    • Orchestra
    • Piano
    • Organ
    • Chamber
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    • Brass Band
  • Pianist
    • Mahler Piano Series
  • Organist
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Animal Parade
​for Saxophone Quartet and Piano


Framed by a lively and ebullient 'Entrance' and 'Exit', these musical sketches of animals are an affectionate caricature of wildlife, exploring the unusual characteristics of these creatures. We hear penguins waddles as they march, slipping and sliding as they plunge into and clamber out of the sea. The barrel organ monkey captures a circus atmosphere, albeit with an element of irony. The solo alto saxophone introduces us to the sultry, nocturnal but often volatile world of the alley cats. The size and majesty of the blue whale is conveyed as it glides from the depths of the ocean to the surface.

Instrumentation: Soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, piano

Duration: 12 mins

1 - Entrance
2 - Penguins
3 - Barrel organ monkey
4 - Alley cats
5 - Blue whale
6 - Exit

It has been recorded by the Ferio Saxophone Quartet on their album 'Evoke' here.

Available to purchase from Aria Editions here.
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