Concerto of the Mad Queen

Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic

General Info

Year: 1999/2000 (revised 2003)
Duration: c. 9:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: MusicaEur
Cost: Score and Parts - € 43.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Concerto per percussione e orchestra no.1 (The Concerto of the Mad Queen)

Multiple Percussion:
Vibraphone
Two 12 inch china cymbals, same size but slightly different in pitch
Two Chinese opera gongs, bounded in a frame (high on the top and low above)
Four cymbals, from high to low: 10‘‘ Splash, 12‘‘, 16‘‘, 18‘‘ (mostly crash sounds)
One EXTRA 10“ splash cymbal to be mounted between the toms in front of the plastic blocks
One Tam-tam, not too large (or Zildjian’s Gong-sheet)
Two plastic wood blocks and one cowbell mounted together.
Bass drum with pedal, rather small. (the best would be 20 or 18 inch)
Five tom-toms in sizes: 15, 14, 13, 12, 10 Inch. All with resonance heads, and long sustain
Seven Japanese drums „uchwa – daikos“
Five "Earth-Plates“ also NOT tuned but five different pitches
Several small and exotic instruments, metal if possible with long sustain for the improvisation
in the slow section

Orchestra:
1 Flauto piccolo , 2 Flauti grandi, 3 Oboi (3.ob. anche corno inglese), 3 Clarinetti in Si b (3. Cl. Anche clarinetto basso)
2 Fagotti, 1 Contrafagoto, 4 Corni in Fa, 3 Trombe in Sib, 2 Tromboni, 1 Trombone basso, 1 Tuba, 1 Arpa, Timpani,
3 Percussioni, Archi (min. 10 -10 – 8 - 6 -4)

Program Notes

Commissioned by Northern Sinfonia and Evelyn Glennie. For Solo percussion (using also vibraphone) and LARGE symphony orchestra , a3. Challenging and Energetic Solo part, using the SAME set- up as “Castle of the mad King” Also original version for smaller orchestra available. Parts only on RENTAL.

Recent Performances

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

"Generally spoken it's nothing by rhythm" - Multiple Percussion Solo
ANBA (tanz der kleinen schwarzen Hexe) - Marimba; Piano
Andante for Uta - Marimba
Bayerscher Ländler - Marimba
Born to Beat Wild - Multiple Percussion; Trumpet
Cadenza für 5 timpani - Timpani
Castle of the Mad King - Multiple Percussion
Collateral Damage - Multiple Percussion; with tape
CTPAX: STRAH, op.12 - Multiple Percussion; with tape
Das Innere des Schweigens - Drum Set; with tape; Voice; Actors
Der kleine Paganini - Xylophone
Drei Phantastische Lieder (Three Fantastic Songs) - Marimba
Drei Unverbindliche Stücke (3 Unforgettable Pieces) - Marimba
Ein Liebeslied? - Marimba
Fluctus, op.16 - Marimba; with tape
Il canto dei gondolieri - Marimba
Ilijas - Marimba
In Erinnerungen Schwebend - Vibraphone; Flutes (3)
Lamento e Danza Barbara - Marimba; Percussion Trio
Les Violons Morts - Marimba
Macedonia - Marimba; Piano
Quasi Una Sonata - Multiple Percussion; Piano
Song for Simone - Marimba
Sta Vidis - Marimba; Male Chorus
Suomineito - Vibraphone
Ten Etudes for Snare Drum - Snare Drum
Tensio, op.11 - Marimba
To the Gods of Rhythm - Djembe; Voice
Trio per Uno - Percussion Trio
Ultimatum 1 - Marimba
Ultimatum II - Marimba Duo
Uneven Souls (Sta vidis II), op. 22 - Marimba; Percussion Trio
Valse Serbe für Marimba und Klavier - Marimba; Piano
Walzer for Herbert - Marimba

Concertos

Concerto No. 1 per marimbafono e orchestra - Marimba; Orchestra
Concerto No. 2 per marimbafono e orchestra - Marimba; Orchestra
Percussion Concerto No. 1, Opus 28 (Concerto of the Mad Queen) - Multiple Percussion; Orchestra
Percussion Concerto No. 2, Opus 33 - Multiple Percussion; Orchestra
Pezzo Da Concerto No. 1 - Snare Drum
Tales from the Center of the Earth - Multiple Percussion; Wind Ensemble

Ensemble

Die Arten Des Wassers - Percussion Duo; Pianos (2)
Quintetto per cinque solisti - Marimba Quartet; Percussion
Sandy - Percussion Trio
Sex in the Kitchen - Percussion Duo
Tak-Nara, Op.36 - Percussion Quartet
Zwischen Tag und Nacht - Percussion Sextet

Method Books

My First Book for Xylophone and Marimba
Funny Marimba - Book 1
Funny Marimba - Book 2
Funny Vibraphone - Book 1
Funny Vibraphone - Book 2
Funny Xylophone - Book 1