Kookaburra Patrol, The

All about a kookaburra in "an old gum tree", the piece is written as a "patrol" beginning with a distant "pizzicato style" pulse building to a rousing middle section which fades to a distant drum beat again with the kookaburra having the last laugh.

Program Notes

Nearly every Australian primary school student would have sung the tune upon which this arrangement is based. All about a kookaburra in "an old gum tree", the piece is written as a "patrol" beginning with a distant "pizzicato style" pulse building to a rousing middle section which fades to a distant drum beat again with the kookaburra having the last laugh. The original melody "Kookaburra Sits in in the Old Gum Tree" was written by Marion Sinclair for the World Guiding Jamboree in Melbourne in 1934.

Grade Level: 1.5
Copyright: 1993
Publisher: Brolga Music
Category: Concert Band

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Sample PDFs

• Kookaburra Patrol - Sample Score.pdf

Instrumentation

Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
Bb Clarinet 1, 2
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

Bb Trumpet 1, 2
F Horn
Trombone 1, 2
Euphonium
Tuba

Glockenspiel
Drums
Aux. Percussion
Timpani
Optional Drum Kit