Percussion Concerto No.2 - Light (Chamber Version)

Martin Georgiev

General Info

Year: 2013
Duration: c. 25:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Title Publisher
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Movements

Movement 1 - Armaggedon
Movement 2 - Lacrimae
Movement 3 - ... Light perpetual ...

Instrumentation

Solo

Mallet Percussion: Marimba & Vibraphone & Glockenspiel & Chimes
Set 1: 3 Medium LowTom Toms & 4 Low Tom Toms & 3 Wind Gongs
Set 2: 4 Tam Tams
Set 3: 4 Cymbals

Chamber Version 2013

1 Fl. (= Alto)
1 Ob. (= C. A.)
1 Cl.in Bb, A (= Bass Cl.)
1 Fg. (= Contrafg.)
1 Cr. in F
1 Tr. in C
1 Trb.
Tba
Accordion (free base)
Percussion (3 Players) (additional arrangements for 2 Players or 1 Player)
P.1: Timp., BD, Tam-tam, Suspended Cymb.
P.2: B.D, Crotales (cromatic c-c), Bell Plate 1, Chineese Cymb.
P.3: Tam-tam, 3 Triangles, Bell Plate 2, Bass Drum 2, Suspended Cymb.

Strings: 2 Vn., Vla., Vc., Cb.

Program Notes

Percussion Concerto No.2 Light was a finalist composition at the Hindemith Prize 2010. The solo part features a wide pallet of Percussion instruments, and alongside virtuosity and theatricality it also spotlights the profound lyrical potential of the Vibraphone in the song-like middle movement. The three movements are dovetailed in a single uninterrupted flow, progressing from the catastrophic, apocalyptic Armageddon, through soulful and intensely lyrical Lacrimae, towards the immersive, almost blindingly eruptive Light eternal, featuring a celestial trio between the solo percussionist on stage and two orchestral percussionists echoing it at the back of the hall. The concerto exists in two versions - the original Symphonic version, and the later Chamber version from 2013.

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Apocalyptic Passacaglia on a Theme by John Cage - Snare Drum, Video Installation
Concert Paraphrase on Themes by Dobri Hristov - Percussion Sextet
Doxologies of Bells and Candlelight - Marimba, Percussion Ensemble, Bulgarian Traditional Women's Choir
Icon Amongst the Waves - Landscape with the Varna Lighthouse - Marimba
Oppositions - Percussion Sextet
Percussion Concerto No.1 (Georgiev) - Mallets (Marimba, Vibraphone), Orchestra
Percussion Concerto No.2 - Light - Multiple Percussion, Orchestra
Percussion Concerto No.2 - Light (Chamber Version) - Multiple Percussion, Chamber Ensemble
Percussion Concerto No.3 - Genesis - Marimba, Orchestra
Percussion Concerto No.3 - Genesis (Piano Version) - Marimba, Piano
Rhapsody for Two Flutes and Vibraphone - Vibraphone, 2 Flutes
Scherzino in Bulgarian Spirit - Percussion Sextet
Scherzo (Georgiev) - Vibraphone, Flute
Still Life: Clock and Icon - Xylophone, Piano
Varna Triptych - Marimba, Organ
Vision - Vibraphone, Flute, Piano