Page 71 - Musical Storytelling

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