Marimba Concerto (Phelps)

Ben Phelps

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.

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