Pliplets
General Info
Year: 2016
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Level: Early Intermediate
Series: The IGNITE Series
Duration: 3:15
Cost: $30.00
Overview
Pliplets is a word that originated as an accidental amalgamation of two words in my effort to say "playing triplets" in a rehearsal. As such, in this composition there are triplet figures sprinkled around multiple parts and, with the exception of a slower phrase in 4/4, the work is set in a triple meter. The piece has a lot of built-in flexibility with instrumentation.
Instrumentation
Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Vibraphone (Doubling Glockenspiel part)
Player 3: Xylophone
Player 4: Marimba (Doubling Xylophone part)
Player 5: Cowbell & Woodblock
Player 6: Tambourine & Snare Drum
Player 7: Ride Cymbal & China Cymbal
Player 8: Cabasa & Bass Drum
Player 9: Bongos
Player 10: Congas (Doubling Bongos part)
Player 11: Timpani (playable on two drums - 26" & 29")
Program Notes
Pliplets is a word that originated as an accidental amalgamation of two words in my effort to say "playing triplets" in a rehearsal. As such, in this composition there are triplet figures sprinkled around multiple parts and, with the exception of a slower phrase in 4/4, the work is set in a triple meter. Pliplets was composed for the Chandler Preparatory Academy percussion ensemble and premiered at the AZPAS 2016 Spring Days of Percussion. The piece can be played with as few as seven or as many as twelve or more percussionists.
Review
… a clever piece that has been stuck in my head since the first listening … each part connects to another to form larger phrases … percussion parts are written conversationally and melodically … perfect for a young percussion ensemble looking for a piece that goes beyond simple rhythms and repetitions. by Matthew Geiger
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Solo Works
Solo Works with Orchestra
Solo Works with Wind Ensemble
Solo Works with Percussion Ensemble
Percussion Ensemble
DUETS
- All Hands on Deck
- COLORING SHEET
- IN TANDEM
- KLEPTOMANIA
- MINOR PLOT
- MUTUAL INTEREST
- OUTSIDE THE BOX
- SUITE MARIMBA
- THANKS FOR LISTENING
- THIS ONE DAY
TRIOS
- All Hands on Deck
- BASIC GEOMETRY
- BULK TRASH
- CC'D
- CHRISTMAS THREE
- Conversations for Percussion Trio
- DUET TRIO
- Hands Up
- LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
- ROUNDABOUT
- TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA
- Wood, Metal, Skin
- XEROSIS
QUARTETS
- ALL HANDS ON DECK
- CHIPBOARD
- FRAMED
- INSTITUTIONALIZED
- LEAVES FELL PLAYFULLY
- OF HANUKKAH
- PADS IN ISOLATION
- SILHOUETTE
- SMALL BOX
- TIGHT QUARTERS
- TING
- ZEUG
QUINTETS
MEDIUM ENSEMBLE
- 120 DEGREES
- BOY OH BOY
- BUBBLEGUM
- BUMP IN THE NIGHT
- CC'D
- CHA-CHA BLUES
- Deck Park Tunnel
- From This Viewpoint
- Hole In The Wall
- Joy of Every Heart
- The Juggler
- LANCERAN SATU SLENDRO
- Northern Workshop
- O Come, O Come, EMMANUEL
- OF HANUKKAH
- Pliplets
- plusFIVE
- Prime Numbers
- Puzzle Pieces
- Shifting Waves
- SOCA-ING WET
- SOME PEOPLE'S KIDS
- STELLER'S JAY
- Tight Quarters
- Tubz
- UNSETTLED SURFACE
- Ups And Downs
- VENN DIAGRAM
- Villanesca
LARGE ENSEMBLE
- Bump in the Night
- Clouds make Songo Away
- Combo Meal
- Danse Macabre
- Molto Vivace
- Spare Change
- Strawberry Blonde
- Unintended Consequence
- Whatcha Baion?
- Northern Workshop