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== Instrumentation == | == Instrumentation == | ||
Solo Timpani<br> | Solo Timpani<br> | ||
| − | Player I: | + | Player I: Orchestra Bells<br> |
| − | Player II: Mallets 1<br> | + | Player II: Mallets 1, Bottles<br> |
| − | Player | + | Player III: Mallets 2, Bottles<br> |
| − | Player | + | Player IV: Percussion 1: Snare Drum. Bottles <br> |
| − | Player | + | Player V: Percussion 2 - Low Tom. Tam-tam<br> |
| − | Player | + | Player VI: Percussion 3 - Woodblock. Whirly Tube<br> |
| − | Player | + | Player VII: Percussion 4 - Bull Roarer, Sus Cym, Crash Cym<br> |
| − | + | Player VIII: Percussion 5 - Ocean Drum, Bass Drum<br> | |
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== Program Notes == | == Program Notes == | ||
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Praesepe M.44 was written for the 2013 ESU Music Day Percussion Ensemble. This is a day where as many as 40-50 musicians come together and perform chamber music with each other. This piece was designed for the middle school students to perform for the closing concert. The piece is written to allow multiple players playing a variety of instruments on each of the mallet and percussion parts. | Praesepe M.44 was written for the 2013 ESU Music Day Percussion Ensemble. This is a day where as many as 40-50 musicians come together and perform chamber music with each other. This piece was designed for the middle school students to perform for the closing concert. The piece is written to allow multiple players playing a variety of instruments on each of the mallet and percussion parts. | ||
| − | + | Trapezium Cluster cluster of stars in the heart of the Orion Nebula. The work is a high school level work that could be learned in a few rehearsals. The solo timpani part has the performer improvising sounds using glisses and other excotic sounds that the performer can invent to put into the piece. Most of the composition features one of the more famous etudes in the [[Saul Goodman]] [[Modern Method for Tympani]] book - The cross over exercise. There are three sections identified in the etude that are highlighted in this feature. Each representation should increase tempo and ultimately be performed as fast as the soloist is willing to go. This piece is meant to honor the timpani lineage of the Goodman tradition and to highlight the value of his technical writings and musicality. | |
=== Review === | === Review === | ||
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| + | [[Category:Timpani Concerto With Percussion Ensemble Works]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:47, 11 June 2023
General Info
Year: 2013
Duration: c. 5:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Manuscript
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00 | Score Only - $0.00
Movements
Instrumentation
Solo Timpani
Player I: Orchestra Bells
Player II: Mallets 1, Bottles
Player III: Mallets 2, Bottles
Player IV: Percussion 1: Snare Drum. Bottles
Player V: Percussion 2 - Low Tom. Tam-tam
Player VI: Percussion 3 - Woodblock. Whirly Tube
Player VII: Percussion 4 - Bull Roarer, Sus Cym, Crash Cym
Player VIII: Percussion 5 - Ocean Drum, Bass Drum
Program Notes
for the 2013 ESU Music Day Percussion Section.
Praesepe M.44 was written for the 2013 ESU Music Day Percussion Ensemble. This is a day where as many as 40-50 musicians come together and perform chamber music with each other. This piece was designed for the middle school students to perform for the closing concert. The piece is written to allow multiple players playing a variety of instruments on each of the mallet and percussion parts.
Trapezium Cluster cluster of stars in the heart of the Orion Nebula. The work is a high school level work that could be learned in a few rehearsals. The solo timpani part has the performer improvising sounds using glisses and other excotic sounds that the performer can invent to put into the piece. Most of the composition features one of the more famous etudes in the Saul Goodman Modern Method for Tympani book - The cross over exercise. There are three sections identified in the etude that are highlighted in this feature. Each representation should increase tempo and ultimately be performed as fast as the soloist is willing to go. This piece is meant to honor the timpani lineage of the Goodman tradition and to highlight the value of his technical writings and musicality.
Review
Errata
Awards
Commercial Discography
Online Recordings
Recent Performances
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Works for Percussion by this Composer
1337 Machine - Percussion Nonet: min. of 9 or more players
Anxiety (Freeze) - Percussion Ensemble
Extemporanimus - Indeterminante Instrumentation
Extemporanimus II - Inderterminate Instrumentation
Litter Liter Lieder - Percussion Sextet: 2 Liter Bottles; min. of 6 or more players
Percussion Symphony No. 1 - Percussion Quartet
Praesepe M.44 - Percussion Sextet: min. of 6 or more Players
Quartet For Percussion - Free vs Controlled - Percussion Quartet
Rhapsody for Timpani - Timpani
Sacrifice of Odin - Percussion Ensemble (13)
Stompageddon - Percussion Quintet: Push Brooms; min of 5 or more players
Stompapotamus - Percussion Quintet: Push Brooms; min of 5 or more players
Taiko Machine - Percussion Octet: min. of 8 or more players
Teh Pwnin Machine - Percussion Nonet: min. of 9 or more players
Thor and Jörmungandr - Percussion Octet: min. of 8 or more players
Trapezium Cluster - Timpani, Percussion Nonet: min. of 9 or more players
Trenches - Percussion Ensemble (10): min. of 10 or more players
Water and Ice - Percussion Nonet: min. of 9 or more players
Transcriptions
Adagio for Strings - Percussion Quintet; Mallet Ensemble; Doubling preferred
Ave Maria from All Night Vigil - Percussion Quartet; Mallet Ensemble; Doubling preferred
Bolero a'la Zappa - Percussion Sextet; Jazz Band
Der Doppleganger - Marimba - Voice (1 player)
Fantasy On Japanese Woodprints, op.211 (Percussion Ensemble) - Xylophone; Percussion Nonet
Intermezzo from Cavaleria Rusticana - Percussion Sextet; Mallet Ensemble
La Messe de Nostre-Dame - Percussion Quartet, Mallet Ensemble; Doubling preferred
Le Nozze di Figaro - Overture - Percussion Quintet, Mallet Ensemble
Numc Dimittis from All Night Vigil - Percussion Quintet or Sextet; Mallet Ensemble; Doubling preferred
Concerto pour batterie et petit orchestre - Multiple Percussion; Percussion Sextet, Mallet Ensemble
Polka from The Golden Age - Percussion Quartet; Mallet Ensemble
Senegal Calling - Percussion Ensemble (14); optional Jazz Band
Siete canciones populares españolas - Marimba; Soprano Voice
Time After Time - Percussion Duo, Marimba/Vibes Duo
Toccata and Fugue - Percussion Quintet; Mallet Ensemble
Additional Resources
References