Concertpiece for Marimba and Percussion Ensemble

Clifton Taylor

General Info

Year: 2018
Duration: c. 9:50
Difficulty: Grade 4 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Tapspace
Cost: Score and Parts - $90.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Marimba

Percussion Ensemble
• Glockenspiel
• Vibraphone
• 3 marimbas—(1) 4-octave, (1) low A, (1) low C
• Drum set (kick, snare, rack tom, floor tom, hi-hat, ride cymbal, crash cymbal)
• Cymbals & gongs (suspended cymbal)
• Accessories (cabasa, claves, triangle)

Program Notes

Originally composed for solo marimba and wind ensemble, this version of Clifton Taylor’s Concertpiece has been orchestrated for percussion ensemble by Tapspace artist Jason Baker. In his arrangement, Baker disseminates the original wind parts to a quintet comprised of 4 mallet players (glockenspiel, vibraphone, 2 marimbas) and a drumset player. This allows for a much more stripped-down and intimate performance of Taylor’s original musical material.

The percussion accompaniment parts are playable by advanced high school students and are less challenging than the solo part. This arrangement is ideal for an advanced high school or undergraduate marimbist who is looking to showcase their chops and musical maturity! There is also a reduction avaiable for marimba and piano..

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Concertpiece for Marimba and Wind Ensemble - Marimba; Wind Ensemble
Concertpiece for Marimba and Percussion Ensemble - Marimba; Percussion Quintet