A Cross On Wood

G. Bradley Bodine

General Info

Year: 1989
Duration: c. 7:30
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: G. Bradley Bodine
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Marimba

Program Notes

"A Cross on Wood" was commissioned by the American marimbist, Drew Lang, and was completed in August, 1989. The composition makes extensive use of contemporary marimba techniques which include displaced octaves, fast scale passages, and polyrhythms. The key scheme follows the pattern D-Ab-B-F-D. When this pattern is placed on a circle of fiths chart, it forms a cross, hence the title of the piece. A Cross on Wood was premiered by Drew Lang at the Arizona Percussive Arts Society State Convention in Phoenix on March 23, 1990.

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

A Cross On Wood - Marimba
Concerto for Marimba and Chamber Orchestra (Bodine) - Marimba; Orchestra
Concerto for Marimba and Concert Band - Marimba; Band
Desert Songs I - Percussion Duo; Choir
Desert Songs II - Percussion Duo; Choir
Desert Songs III - Percussion Duo; Choir
Kaleidoscope: Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra - Marimba; Orchestra
Namaste: Concerto for Marimba and Percussion Ensemble - Marimba; Percussion Sextet
Rhapsodia - Marimba; Flute
Rhapsody - Multiple Percussion; Horn
Romance - Marimba