Gossamer
General Info
Year of Published: 2026
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 00:06:45
Cost: $55.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Glockenspiel 1
Player 2: Glockenspiel 2
Player 3: Crotales
Player 4: Xylophone & Chimes
Player 5: Vibraphone 1
Player 6: Vibraphone 2
Player 7: Marimba 1
Player 8: Marimba 2
Player 9: Marimba 3
Player 10: Piano
Player 11: Timpani & Single Crotale (D4)
Player 12: Waterphone & Suspended Cymbal
Player 13: 4 Concert Tom Toms & Triangle
Player 14: Tam-Tam & Temple Blocks & Mark Tree
Player 15: Concert Bass Drum & Chimes (shared)
Program Notes
A Gossamer is a light, filmy substance, most often composed of cobwebs and spider webs, that is most often seen drifting through clear autumn air. This piece provides a musical interpretation of this image. Themes, melodies, and harmonies weave and invert around each other as if tracing the various paths of a web, while occasional meter changes aid the effect of floating through changing winds. Though the beginning and ending sections are met with a heavier orchestration, much of this piece is light and jubilant, as players weave their individual sounds into a glorious web
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Percussion Ensemble Works
Bucimis - 11 Players, Bass Guiter
Gossamer - 15 Players
Reaching No Aim - 10 Players
The Sixth Gyre - 8 Players