Difference between revisions of "Symphony for Percussion"

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Composer Name

General Info

Year: 1952
Duration: 00:28:45
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00 | Score Only - $0.00

Movements

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel & Vibraphone & Snare Drum
Player 2: Vibraphone & Tubular bell
Player 3: Vibraphone & Maracas
Player 4: Xylophone & gooseneck lamp
Player 5: Xylophone & Wood block
Player 6: Xylophone & Finger Cymbals
Player 7: 5 Timpani & plate scraper
Player 8: 5 Timpani & Jew's harp
Player 9: 5 Timpani & screen scraper
Player 10: 3 Suspended cymbals & Maraca & skillets(4) & 4 Concert tom-toms & bicycle bell & Vibraphone
Player 11: Fire bells(4) & Snare Drum & Temple Blocks & Glockenspiel
Player 12: Gongs(4), tambourine, sandpaper blocks, suspended cymbals(5), screen scraper, saw bowl,
Player 13: Hand Cymbals & Vibraphone
Player 14: Hand Cymbals & Snare Drum & Temple Blocks & Gourd & Plate scraper & Timpani & Bass Drum
Player 15: Celesta & eight skillets hung on wall or rack
Player 16: Xylophone & Bass Drum & Cowbells & Hi-hat & Tambourine & 4 Dinner bells & 2 gongs

Errata

Program Notes

premiere: 13 March 1956, Urbana, Illinois, University of Illinois Percussion Ensemble, Paul Price, conductor

Awards

Commercial Discography

Recent Performances

To submit a performance please join the TEK Percussion Database

Works for Percussion by this Composer

Four French Baroque Pieces - Percussion Trio
Ice Age - Multiple Percussion; Clarinet; Piano
Symphony for Percussion - Percussion (16)
Textures & Timbres, An Orchestrator's Handbook - Orchestration Textbook
Spatial music progress report^[1]^[2] - Theoretical Paper

Additional Resources

References

↑ http://www.jaffe.com/BrantSpatial1979.pdf
↑ Bennington College Quadrille, 1979

[1] ttp://www.jaffe.com/BrantSpatial1979.pdf

[2] Bennington College Quadrille, 1979

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 '''Year''': 1952<br /-->
-'''Duration''':  c.28:45 <br /-->
+'''Duration''':  00:28:45 <br /-->
 '''Difficulty''':  (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->
-'''Publisher''': Fischer <br /-->
+'''Publisher''': [[Fischer]] <br /-->
 '''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00 &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Score Only - $0.00<br /-->
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 == Instrumentation ==
-Player I: Orchestra bells, vibraphone(C-c), snare drum<br /-->
+Player 1: [[Glockenspiel]] & [[Vibraphone]] & [[Snare Drum]]<br /-->
-Player II: Vibraphone(C-c), tubular chimes<br /-->
+Player 2: [[Vibraphone]] & [[Tubular bell]]<br /-->
-Player III: Vibraphone(F-f), share player 1's C-c vibe., maracas<br /-->
+Player 3: [[Vibraphone]] & [[Maracas]]<br /-->
-Player IV: Xylophone, gooseneck lamp <br /-->
+Player 4: [[Xylophone]] & [[gooseneck lamp]] <br /-->
-Player V: Xylophone(4 oct.), wood block<br /-->
+Player 5: [[Xylophone]] & [[Wood block]]<br /-->
-Player VI: Xylophone(4 oct.), finger cymbals <br /-->
+Player 6: [[Xylophone]] & [[Finger Cymbals]] <br /-->
-Player VII: Timpani(5), plate scraper<br /-->
+Player 7: 5 [[Timpani]] & plate scraper<br /-->
-Player VII: Timpani(5), Jew's harp<br /-->
+Player 8: 5 [[Timpani]] & Jew's harp<br /-->
-Player IX: Timpani(5), screen scraper<br /-->
+Player 9: 5 [[Timpani]] & screen scraper<br /-->
-Player X: Suspended cymbals 3), maraca, skillets(4), tom-toms(4), bicycle bell, vibraphone(C-c)<br /-->
+Player 10: 3 [[Suspended cymbals]] & [[Maraca]] & skillets(4) & 4 Concert [[tom-toms]] & bicycle bell & [[Vibraphone]]<br /-->
-Player XI: Fire bells(4), snare drum, temple blocks(4), orchestra bells <br /-->
+Player 11: Fire bells(4) & [[Snare Drum]] & [[Temple Blocks]] & [[Glockenspiel]]  <br /-->
-Player XII: Gongs(4), tambourine, sandpaper blocks, suspended cymbals(5), screen scraper, saw bowl,<br /-->
+Player 12: Gongs(4), tambourine, sandpaper blocks, suspended cymbals(5), screen scraper, saw bowl,<br /-->
-Player XIII: Cymbals a2, vibraphone(F-f share)<br /-->
+Player 13: [[Hand Cymbals]] & [[Vibraphone]]<br /-->
-Player XIV: Cymbals a2, snare drum, gourd, temple blocks(5), plate scraper(share), timpani(4), scissors, bass drum<br /-->
+Player 14: [[Hand Cymbals]] & [[Snare Drum]] & [[Temple Blocks]] & [[Gourd]] & [[Plate scraper]] & [[Timpani]] & [[Bass Drum]]<br /-->
-Player XV: Celesta, eight skillets hung on wall or rack <br /-->
+Player 15: [[Celesta]] & eight skillets hung on wall or rack <br /-->
-Player XVI: Xylophone(4 octs.), bass drum, cow bells, hi-hat, tambourine, four small dinner bells, gongs(2)<br /-->
+Player 16: [[Xylophone]] & [[Bass Drum]] & [[Cowbells]] & [[Hi-hat]] & [[Tambourine]] & 4 [[Dinner bells]] & 2 [[gongs]]<br /-->