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== Instrumentation ==
 
== Instrumentation ==
 
[[Multiple Percussion]]<br>  
 
[[Multiple Percussion]]<br>  
Player I: 2 suspended cymbals, 3 brake drums, 2 cowbells, temple blocks, tam-tam, and sand blocks <br>  
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Player I: 2 [[suspended cymbals]], 3 [[brake drums]], 2 [[cowbells]], [[temple blocks]], [[tam-tam]], and [[sand blocks]] <br>  
Player II: Orchestra bells, 5 roto toms, and triangle<br>  
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Player II: [[Orchestra bells]], 5 [[roto toms]], and [[triangle]]<br>  
Player III: <br>  
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Player III: [[Flexitone]], [[timpani]] (4), [[wind chimes]], [[bongos]], and a [[thunder sheet]] (or a large tam-tam)<br>  
Player IV: <br>  
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Player IV: [[Xylophone]], suspended cymbal, [[bass drum]], and [[chimes]] ([[tubular bells]])<br>  
Player V: <br>  
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Player V: [[Marimba]], 2 [[anvils]] metal pipes may be substituted), [[tambourine]], [[finger cymbals]], and a triangle<br>  
Player VI: <br>
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Player VI: [[Vibraphone]], chimes (tubular bells) which are to be shared with player 4, [[snare drum]], 2 suspended cymbals, and tam-tam<br>
 
[[Piano]]<br>  
 
[[Piano]]<br>  
  

Revision as of 00:23, 25 April 2012

Howard Buss


General Info

Year: 1992
Duration: c. 18:00
Difficulty: Grade V-VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Brixton
Cost: Score and Parts - $38.50   |   Score Only - $0.00

Movements

Instrumentation

Multiple Percussion
Player I: 2 suspended cymbals, 3 brake drums, 2 cowbells, temple blocks, tam-tam, and sand blocks
Player II: Orchestra bells, 5 roto toms, and triangle
Player III: Flexitone, timpani (4), wind chimes, bongos, and a thunder sheet (or a large tam-tam)
Player IV: Xylophone, suspended cymbal, bass drum, and chimes (tubular bells)
Player V: Marimba, 2 anvils metal pipes may be substituted), tambourine, finger cymbals, and a triangle
Player VI: Vibraphone, chimes (tubular bells) which are to be shared with player 4, snare drum, 2 suspended cymbals, and tam-tam
Piano


Program Notes

Commercial Discography

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

A Day In The City - Marimba
American Pheonix - Percussion Quartet; Bass Trombone or Tuba
Atmospheres - Multiple Percussion; Trumpet
Behind The Invisible Mask - Multiple Percussion; Bassoon
Boom Time - Multiple Percussion; Trombone
Capriccio (Buss) - Multiple Percussion; Clarinet; Trombone
Coexistence - Percussion Quartet; Clarinet
Crossroads - Percussion Octet; Trombone Choir
Currents - Percussion Trio
De La Madera - Marimba; Oboe
Dream Sequence - Percussion Quartet; Trombone
Escapade - Percussion Quartet; Saxophone
Impromptu - Marimba; Clarinet or Sop. Saxophone
Incantation - Multiple Percussion; Trumpet
Into Each Life - Multiple Percussion; Flute; Cello; Piano
Kaleidoscope (Buss) - Multiple Percussion; Flute
Modern Times - Percussion Quartet; Flute/Piccolo; Narrator
Mysterious Exit - Percussion Quartet; Flute/Piccolo
Night Tide - Marimba; Trombone
Overture for Percussion - (Buss) - Percussion Ensemble
Rendezvous (Buss) - Multiple Percussion; Trumpet(4)
Rite of Passage - Marimba; Flute
Scenes From The Holy Land - Multiple Percussion; Flute
Sci-Fi Percussives - Percussion Ensemble(12)
Sky Blossoms - Multiple Percussion; Flute
Sonic Fables: "Lessons from Aesop" - Multiple Percussion; Brass Quintet
Spanish Memoirs - Percussion Quartet; Trumpet
Stellar Visions - Marimba; Flute
The Big Bang (Buss) - Percussion Sextet; Piano
There Is A Season - Percussion Duo; Clarinet
Two Caprices - Marimba; Flute; Oboe
Wave Train - Marimba; Flute
Where Now Rusts The Iron? - Percussion Quartet; Soprano; Flute; Cello



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