Beware the Jabberwock

Lewis Carroll's famous nonsense poem, Jabberwocky is considered a classic in English literature. This musical setting of the same poem titled Beware the Jabberwock is an exciting and accessible treatment of the original. The poem tells the tale of an epic battle between a boy and the vicious creature known as the Jabberwock, with the boy being triumphant in the end. To tell this tale and to match Carroll's innovative use of nonsense words like "chortled" and "galumphing," the piece is arranged with an assortment of quirky percussion accessories as well as dissonant harmonies. These compositional techniques help provide the perfect sonic underpinning for Carroll's poem. An optional narration is included.

 

Beware the Jabberwock comes as a professionally printed and bound score and includes individual parts in PDF format for printing or for tablet viewing.