Difference between revisions of "Marimba Concerto (Phelps)"

Latest revision as of 01:59, 24 December 2025

General Info

Year of Published: 2008
Publisher: Title Publisher
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Duration: 00:25:00
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00 | Score Only - $0.00

Movements

Movement 1: Sonnet
Movement 2: Middle Movement
Movement 3: Burlesque
Movement 4: Epilogue

Instrumentation

Solo

Marimba

Orchestra

Woodwinds: Piccolo + Alto Flute / Flute 1 + Alto Flute / Flute 2 + Bass Flute / Oboe (1 & 2) / Clarinet (1 & 2) / Bass Clarinet + Contrabass Clarinet / Alto Saxophone / Tenor Saxophone / Baritone Saxophone
Brass: 2 French Horn / Trumpet
Percussion: Timpani
Strings: Violin (1 & 2) / Viola / Cello / Double Bass / Harp (1 & 2)

Program Notes

For me, there is a narrative quality to the progression of movements. The first movement is highly formalized. There is a process, a slowly unfolding chord progression. Of course it is still a love theme. After this, the piece slowly loses its innocence. The Middle Movement builds to a terrible climax, only to be out done by the Epilogue, when the sonnet theme returns. The piece is about the marimba- the soloist carries the music, unlike many modern concertos wherein the soloist plays a virtuosic accompaniment to the mad orchestrations of the rest of the orchestra. I feel strongly about this. Not to say it isn't virtuosic.

Review

Errata

Awards

Commercial Discography

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Template:Phelps, Ben Works

Additional Resources

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 '''Difficulty''':  (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->
-'''Publisher''': [[Title Publisher]]<br /-->
+'''Duration''':  00:25:00<br /-->
 '''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00  &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Score Only - $0.00<br /-->
 ==Movements==
+Movement 1: Sonnet <br/>
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+Movement 2: Middle Movement <br/>
+Movement 3: Burlesque <br/>
+Movement 4: Epilogue <br/>
 == Instrumentation ==
+=== Solo ===
+[[Marimba]]
+=== Orchestra ===
+Woodwinds: [[Piccolo]] + [[Alto Flute]] / [[Flute]] 1 + [[Alto Flute]] / [[Flute]] 2 + [[Bass Flute]] / [[Oboe]] (1 & 2) / [[Clarinet]] (1 & 2) / [[Bass Clarinet]] + [[Contrabass Clarinet]] / [[Alto Saxophone]] / [[Tenor Saxophone]] / [[Baritone Saxophone]] <br/>
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+Brass: 2 [[French Horn]] / [[Trumpet]] <br/>
-Player I: <br>
+Percussion: [[Timpani]] <br/>
-Player II: <br>
+Strings: [[Violin]] (1 & 2) / [[Viola]] / [[Cello]] / [[Double Bass]] / [[Harp]] (1 & 2) <br/>
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 == Program Notes ==
+For me, there is a narrative quality to the progression of movements. The first movement is highly formalized. There is a process, a slowly unfolding chord progression. Of course it is still a love theme. After this, the piece slowly loses its innocence. The Middle Movement builds to a terrible climax, only to be out done by the Epilogue, when the sonnet theme returns. The piece is about the marimba- the soloist carries the music, unlike many modern concertos wherein the soloist plays a virtuosic accompaniment to the mad orchestrations of the rest of the orchestra. I feel strongly about this. Not to say it isn't virtuosic.
 === Review ===
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