Page 70 - Musical Storytelling
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Centuries ago, in the times of King Krak, the
SCENE founder of the city of Kraków, on the slope of the
Wawel Hill, a Dragon lived in a large cave. He was a
terrible, huge monster with green skin covered
NO. 1 with scales, a long tail, sharp teeth and a fire-
breathing mouth. He was eating cattle and young
maidens.
mus. Modest Mussorgsky - "Night on Bald
Mountain" (the part)
A boy dressed in a green dragon costume comes
out of hiding - from "the dragon's den. Imitating
the animal's gait, he moves according to the
rhythm of the music.
He reacts to expressive, dynamic accents in the
music