Grade 2

Duration:

This show represents the concept of childhood, teen years, high school, and finally adulthood and starting the process over with your own children. “Childhood” opens with a simple theme as if being sung softly by a mother to a baby. Then the tempo picks up and the growing child is represented by a syncopated version of the “Minuet in G”. There are also many childhood melodies heard. This opener is followed by “Teenage Rebellion”, an up-tempo hard driving section filled with dissonance, syncopation, and percussion interludes represented the troubled teen years. There is a brief “Childhood Reprise” as we say goodbye to childhood and move into High School represented by the “Fight Song” and finally a climatic “Graduation” finale. There is an optional ending where we once again hear the opening “Childhood” Melody, this time representing “Children of Your Own”!

Repertoire:

All Original Material by Barry Hurt

Mvt. 1:  Childhood

Mvt. 2: Teenage Rebellion

Mvt. 3: Fight Song

Mvt. 4: Graduation

Licensing:

The material in this show is all original and public domain. All performance and recording licenses are included with this show.