"Harold and the Purple Crayon" genre: Contemporary
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	Work for bass clarinet, two trumpets, horn, and trombone, commissioned by the Cross Sound Festival of Southeast Alaska.
	Credits: Henri Bok, Bass Clarinet; Tia Wilhelm, Horn; Rick Trostel, Trumpet I; Dale Curtis, Trumpet II; Roger Schmidt, Trombone; Stefan Hakenberg, Conductor
	Story Behind the Song The work is based on the book "Harold and the Purple Crayon," by Crockett Johnson. It uses various mathematical ideas (all of which were explored by Crockett Johnson, an amateur mathematician) as a framework but follows the story chronologically, depicting the various adventures that Harold experiences.

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