Jungle Dance
for bottles and flutes
by Wil Offermans

published by Musikverlag Zimmermann (ZM 31430)
- instrumentation: 6 flutes; 2 bass flutes (or C-flutes); high and low small bottle; bird whistle; bass bottles
- duration: 6 minutes
- score: 11 pages, plus 10 part scores.
- text in: English, German and French
- year of publication: 1995
- most suitable for large flute ensembles

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Jungle Dance

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The flute is certainly one of the oldest and most popular instruments in the world. Throughout times, we can see an enormous variety of fascinating styles and models. Most flutes have been made out of a tube. Actually, many hollow objects with at least one opening - for example a nutshell, a coffee cup or a bottle - can be blown like a flute. Jungle Dance has been composed for flutes, various bottles and a bird whistle. All bottles should be blown on the neck to produce a flute-like sound. The bottles and bird whistle can be regarded as the rhythm section. The flutes perform the melodies and chords.
To perform Jungle Dance you need a minimum of 12 players. However, Jungle Dance can be performed by any larger ensemble of even 50 or more players. In that case, each part can be performed by several players.

The piece has been recorded by Wil Offermans on the CD The Magic Flute (CD E-971, E-records).

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HINT: for dividing the part scores when performing Jungle Dance with extended flute ensembles:



The indications behind the instruments names indicate the level (about) from (A) = beginner, till (C) = advanced.

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HINT: some explanation on the instrumentation/bottles:

Small Bottle (high) = a very small bottle or pen-cap (about 2 cl. or less). Can be selected by the players.

Small Bottle (low) = a small bottle or pen-cap, sounding a bit lower compared to 'Small Bottle high' (about 3 cl. or less). Can be selected by the players.

Bird Whistle = any whistle that can produce 3 pitches with a flutter-like sound (or add a flutter sound yourself). Very good is a so-called samba-whistle.

Bass Bottle = any big bottle (wine bottle or bigger) is ok. It is adviced that the player chooses a bottle which sounds well.

2. basflute /alto /C-flute = this part does not nessecarily to be performed. Prefered is to have more players performing the '1. bass flute' part. It is more a part-score to make the really beginners join the Jungle Dance.