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Frank Zappa

The Dog Breath Variations

Subtitlefor wind ensemble and rock band
Year(s) composed1970
PublisherMunchkin Music
Instrumentation2(1,2.pic.afl).2(1,2.ca).3.bcl.2.cbsn-4.2.2.2-3perc(perc1: pic s.d, marac, bells, cym (pair), 5wdbl, bell tree, casts on stand. perc2: concert s.d, xyl, 5cowbells, 2wdbl, tamb, bell tree, mark tree. perc3: vib, huge b.d, field drum, wdbl, 5tempbl, mark tree, marac, tam-t, 2bng, casts on stand)-2kybd(electric tack piano, Fender Rhodes CS-80)-egtr.ebgtr.eperc(vib, mar, chimes, syndrum)-drum set(s.d, 3floor toms, h.h, crash cym, ride cym, casts)
Duration6'
Premiere ca. 1991; Cincinnati University Wind Ensemble

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