Dreamcatcher
(Based on an Iroquois Folk Melody)
Robert Buckley
Ensemble: Concert Band
Grade: 1.5
Duration: 02:45
Year of Composition: 2016
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Year of Publication: 2016
Publisher Catalog Number: 04004723
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase
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Flute
Oboe (opt.)
Bassoon
B♭ Clarinets 1,2
B♭ Bass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Saxes 1,2
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpet 1,2
F Horn (opt.)
Trombone/Baritone
Tuba
Percussion 1
Percussion 2
Mallet Percussion
Timpani (opt.)
Program Notes:
The inspiration for this unique composition came from the charming Iroquois folk melody, "Ho Ho Watanay", and the ancient Ojibwe legend of the dreamcatcher. It was believed that the magical webs of the dreamcatcher would filter out all bad dreams and only allow good thoughts to enter the mind.
(Hal Leonard)
[Editor's note: According to Edith Fowke and Richard Green, the melody used in this work, "Ho Ho Watanay", was sung by the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) people; it was heard on the Kahnawake (formerly Caughnawaga) reservation by Alan Mills, who notated it, translated the lyrics into English, and published it in 1955. It is unclear whether this melody was intended to be shared or distributed in the ways that it has been.]
