Difference between revisions of "Aurora Borealis"

Latest revision as of 09:15, 1 November 2022

General Info

Year:
Duration: c.
Difficulty: Advanced
Publisher:
Cost: Score and Parts - $40.00 | Score Only - $0.00

Movements

Starry Night
Light Waves

Instrumentation

Solo

Marimba

Ensemble

Player 1: Wind Chimes (Metal, Glass, Wood) & Chimes & Temple Blocks & Bongos & Congas & Chocolo & Suspended Cymbal & Glockenspiel
Player 2: Vibraphone & 2 Triangles & Crotales & Suspended Cymbal
Player 3: Timpani & Bass Drum & 3 Metal Plates & 2 Gongs & Tom-toms

Errata

Program Notes

Aurora Borealis by John Thrower is dedicated to Katarzyna Mycka and a recording can be found on her CD Marimba Dance. The work is based on the "northern lights" phenomenon that occurs from the reflection of sunlight on atmospheric dust particles generally seen in the dark evening hours of countries in the northern hemisphere

Awards

Commercial Discography

Recent Performances

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Template:Thrower, John Works

Additional Resources

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 == General Info ==
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+'''Difficulty''':  Advanced <br /-->
 '''Publisher''':  <br /-->
-'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00 &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Score Only - $0.00<br /-->
+'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $40.00 &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Score Only - $0.00<br /-->
 ==Movements==
+Starry Night <br/>
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+Light Waves <br />
 == Instrumentation ==
+=== Solo ===
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+[[Marimba]]
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+=== Ensemble ===
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+Player 1: [[Wind Chimes]] (Metal, Glass, Wood) & [[Chimes]] & [[Temple Blocks]] & [[Bongos]] & [[Congas]] & [[Chocolo]] & [[Suspended Cymbal]]
+& [[Glockenspiel]]<br /-->
+Player 2: [[Vibraphone]] & 2 [[Triangles]] & [[Crotales]] & [[Suspended Cymbal]] <br /-->
+Player 3: [[Timpani]] & [[Bass Drum]] & 3 [[Metal Plates]] & 2 [[Gongs]] & [[Tom-toms]]<br />
 == Errata ==
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 == Program Notes ==
+[[Aurora Borealis]] by [[John Thrower]] is dedicated to Katarzyna Mycka and a recording can be found on her CD Marimba Dance. The work is based on the "northern lights" phenomenon that occurs from the reflection of sunlight on atmospheric dust particles generally seen in the dark evening hours of countries in the northern hemisphere
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 ==Awards==
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