Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra
General Info
Year: 1973
Duration: c. 24:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: PeerSouth
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00 | Score Only - $0.00
Movements
Movement 1: Allegro
Movement 2: Andante: Siciliana in the Form of a Double Canon
Movement 3: Largo
Movement 4: Canons and Choruses
Movement 5: Allegro: Finale
Instrumentation
Solo
Ensemble
Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Vibraphone
Player 3: Tubular bells
Player 4: Celesta
Player 5: Piano
Player 6: Muted large plumbers pipes(6), bells made from oxygen tanks6), pak, sweet jangles, guiro
Player 7: Muted gongs(3)
Player 8: Snare drum, Chinese cymbals α2, suspended cymbal, maracas, temple blocks(3)
Player 9: Tom-toms(3), suspended gongs(3)
Player 10: Bass drum, wooden drums(3)
Program Notes
premiere: 30 April 1973, San Jose University, Phillip Simpson, organ
Commercial Discography
Recent Performances
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