Cloudburst (Clayson)

Robert Clayson

General Info

Year: 2022
Duration: 00:02:15
Difficulty: Elementary
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Series: The IGNITE Series
Cost: $32.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Xylophone
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Chimes
Player 5: Marimba
Player 6: Timpani
Player 7: Snare Drum
Player 8: Bass Drum
Player 9: Triangle
Player 10: Tambourine
Player 11: Cymbals
Player 12: 2 Concert Tom-toms

Program Notes

Cloudburst is a percussion ensemble with flexible instrumentation that is playable with as few as 4 players or as many as 12. It portrays images of soaring over skylines with dazzling sunlight and flurries of clouds spread out across the bright blue sky.

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Marimba Works

Adventure!
Character Studies
Dance of the Music Box Figurines
In Spite of it All
Little Song
Marimba Miniatures
Mourning at Fort Polk
Nocturne
Shimmer (Solo Version)
Suspended Dreams
Tall Tales
Three Moments in Time

Solo with Ensemble

Shimmer (with Mallet Quartet Version)

Ensemble Works

Atmos - 4 Players
Cloudburst (Clayson) - 12 Players
Dissonant Oscillations - 4 Players
Fever Dream
Growing Aggression - 3 Players
Into the Fray - 13 Players
Island Breeze - 13 Players
Kinetic - 4 Players
Party at the Old Clock Tower
Storm Surge - 12 Players

Flexible Ensemble Works

A New Day's Adventure
First Five - 3 to 7 Players
High Octane - 6 to 10 Players
Munchkin Dance - 6 to 11 Players
Onward and Upward
Poltergeist - 7 to 11 Players
The Scary Door