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THE THREE LITTLE PIGS
Music by Paul Patterson
Text adapted by Donald Sturrock
For narrator/s and symphony orchestra
20 minutes
Published by Josef Weinberger
"A resounding success... a welcome addition to the youth repertoire."
Opera Magazine
Our musical versions of the Revolting Rhymes end as they began with a commission from Paul Patterson, which was premiered in Basel in 2004, by the Basel Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Howard Griffiths. Roald Dahl's version of The Three Little Pigs is subversive in the extreme and contains a series of dark, gruesome and outrageously comic twists. Its first performances drew rapturous applause from its Swiss audiences and glowing reviews from the press.
ORCHESTRATIONS
Symphony Orchestra
Narrator/Picc.2.2.2.1/4.2.3.1/Timp/3Perc/Hp/Strings
Chamber Orchestra Narrator/Picc.1.1.2.1/2.2.1.0/2Perc(+Timp)/Hp/Strings
Wind Quintet
Flute-Oboe-Clarinet-Bassoon-Horn
Wind Quintet, String Quintet and Piano
Wind Quintet and Piano
Optional audience participation...
TRANSLATIONS
German, Swiss German, Welsh
RECORDINGS
Basel Symphony Orchestra (Griffiths)
LPO (David Angus)
TEACHER'S PACK & EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
A and C Black Schools Musical version (2007)
For more about Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes:
http://www.roalddahl.com/roald-dahl/stories/1980s/revolting-rhymes
PERFORMANCES
WORLD PREMIERE
Basel Symphony Orchestra/Griffiths
Basel, 2004
UK PREMIERE
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Briger
Royal Festival Hall, 2005
The piece has been performed in various different orchestrations, including Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Wind Quintet and Piano and Wind Quintet.
Recently the piece was toured by Ballet Cymru alongside Patterson's other Roald Dahl work, Little Red Riding Hood.
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 The Magnard EnsembleThe wonderful Magnard Ensemble toured The Three Little Pigs around the UK throughout 2016 in celebration of Roald Dahl's Centenary. See below for a video. | Theatre GnaffelThe award winning Dutch puppeteers at Theatre Gnaffel perform their mad-cap take on Three Little Pigs in the UK with the Cambridge Philharmonic. |  Ballet Cymru"Darius James and Amy Doughty have created choreography that uses the simplest of means to capture imaginatively the wit of Dahl’s verse and the charm of Paul Patterson’s music" The Dancing Times Photo © John Bishops |
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 Ballet CymruSince 2012 Ballet Cymru have toured their wonderful two-hander of Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood. See below for a clip. Photo © John Bishops |
The Three Little Pigs - The Magnard Ensemble
Wigmore Hall, December 2015
The Three Little Pigs - Ballet Cymru 2012
Promo Trailer
The Three Little Pigs - Quercus Ensemble 2015
Excerpt