"Parody Suite" is the umbrella term for my four pieces that quote and rework familiar melodies from other popular band works: Chester Leaps In, ImPercynations, MetaMarch, and Suite Dreams. While I've used the term "parody" in this title, I do NOT mean it to imply that I'm belittling or ridiculing any of the original pieces. In fact, I believe it would be more accurate to describe these as 'remixes' of the originals, as filtered through my hazy memory of playing these works when I was a student in various bands.

They can be performed together, or individually, or in any combination. If you're performing all four, the original intended order is:

ImPercynations
Suite Dreams
MetaMarch
Chester Leaps In
This ordering preserves some key relationships I've purposely set up across the works, and helps it to somewhat adhere to a traditional symphonic scheme (slow 2nd mvt., march for the 3rd mvt., etc.). This order is not set in stone, however. A common programming approach with several of these in the past has been to pair them with the parodied work. For example, Chester Leaps In and Schumann's Chester have appeared on a number of programs together.

Parody Suite

PROGRAM NOTE and SCORE: http://www.stevenbryant.com/suitedreams.php

Suite Dreams

Remix / "mashup" of Percy Grainger's Lincolnshire Posy.
PROGRAM NOTE and SCORE: http://stevenbryant.com/imp.php