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== General Info ==
== General Info ==
'''Year''': 2004<br /-->
'''Year of Published''': 2004<br /-->
'''Duration''': c. 6:15 <br /-->
'''Publisher''': [[C. Alan Publications]]<br /-->
'''Difficulty''': Medium Advanced (5) (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->
'''Difficulty''': Medium Advanced <br /-->
'''Publisher''': [[C. Alan]]<br /-->
'''Duration''': 00:06:15 <br /-->
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $65.00  &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Digital Score and Parts - $65.00<br /-->
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $65.00  &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Digital Score and Parts - $65.00<br /-->
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Player 11: 2 [[Conga]] & [[Suspended Cymbal]] & [[Tambourine]] & [[Dumbek]] <br/>
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Player 12: Concert [[Bass Drum]] & [[Suspended Cymbal]] (Small) <br/>
Player 12: Concert [[Bass Drum]] & [[Suspended Cymbal]] (Small) <br/>
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== Program Notes ==
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Latest revision as of 07:16, 22 July 2026

Rob Smith

General Info

Year of Published: 2004
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Difficulty: Medium Advanced
Duration: 00:06:15
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00   |   Digital Score and Parts - $65.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Xylophone 1
Player 2: Xylophone 2
Player 3: Vibraphone 1 & Egg Shaker
Player 4: Vibraphone 2
Player 5: Marimba 1
Player 6: Marimba 2
Player 7: Marimba 3
Player 8: Marimba 4
Player 9: 2 Ride Cymbal (High, Medium) & Splash Cymbal & Chinese Cymbal & 4 Cowbell (Large) & Congas & Hi-Hat
Player 10: Snare Drum & Bongos & Hi-Hat & Tam Tam & Suspended Cymbal
Player 11: 2 Conga & Suspended Cymbal & Tambourine & Dumbek
Player 12: Concert Bass Drum & Suspended Cymbal (Small)

Program Notes

Surge (2003) was commissioned by Dr. Blake Wilkins and the Moores School of Music Percussion Ensemble for a premiere performance at the 2003 Percussive Arts Society International Conference. Focused around swelling chords, driving rhythms and a highly syncopated and energetic tune, this work constantly gathers momentum until ending on a rapidly pulsing chord in the upper register of the keyboards.[1]


Review

REVIEW: Univ. of Houston Percussion Ensemble CD Surge, ClassicsToday.com, February 2006
“Surge, the title piece by Rob Smith, is an entertaining pop/minimalist essay…full of fun along the way.”

REVIEW: Univ. of Houston Percussion Ensemble CD Surge, Sequenza21.com, March 2006
“Surge is a brisk post-minimal work, fueled by a propulsive, syncopated ostinato and adorned with cymbal splashes and pulsating vibraphone and marimba chords. It operates at a fairly relentless pace, but Smith provides abundant variety within this fast tempo spectrum by employing frequent metric shifts; he rachets up the intensity to breakneck speed by the work’s conclusion.”<

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Breaking Point - Multiple Percussion
Mainspring - Percussion 12
Sprint - Percussion 12
Sprung-Out - Percussion Sextet
Surge - Percussion 12

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