Synopsis "Conversations: Scores"
This book contains the scores for "Conversations." Parts are also available in the book, "Conversations - Parts." "Conversations" is a 4-movement symphony with enormous general public appeal. Movement 2 will have people dancing in the aisles. A few blind mice show up in Movement 3, complete with the canon. Movement 4 has its own flavor, including a Cha Cha with a Hindu scale based melody, as well as summarizing the entire symphony. Instrumentation: Flute, Bb Clarinet, Bassoon, F Horn, Bb Trumpet I and II, Tuba, Timpani, Violin I and II, Viola, Cello, and Contrabass. A CD of a digital production of this symphony is available at Amazon, which includes mp3 downloads, and free previews. Dawn LaBuy-Brockett is a composer/writer, with many offerings on Amazon. Search for "dawn labuy" to find all her works. Here is a short list of some of what you will find: Chamber Music Quartets and Quintets for most any instruments, Christmas music for voice and percussion, Handbell music (includes duets and quartets), a Piano Solo and a Duet for 2 Pianos, Instant Handbells with scores for immediate performances of Change Ringing, and Melodee Bells with scores for immediate performances of Change Ringing for young children or audience participation. Dawn also has books for toddlers to learn colors, numbers, and letters. She has books for 4 yr. olds and up to learn music note values, basic math, and combinations and permutations (don't let this scare you - it's interactive and fun!) 13 Pieces is a book of Dawn's short stories and poetry. Dawn LaBuy-Brockett, Pi Kappa Lambda, BM and MM Music Theory and Composition, NIU, BA Mathematics with a minor in English, IWU.
