Spiral Passages
General Info
Year: 1996
Duration: c. 9:00
Difficulty: Medium
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Cost: Score and Parts - $18.00 | Score Only - $0.00
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Instrumentation
Marimba - 4 Mallets
Program Notes
Commissioned by marimbist Danny Frye, Spiral Passages is one of the first pieces to successfully integrate several styles of music into one piece. Metzger’s jazz background helps to infuse the improvisatory elements in the piece, while his keen sense of musical form and direction round out the classical side. The moods of the composition range from sweet to playful to angry to serene and back again. You can hear a recording on marimba artist Nathan Daughtrey's CD, “Spiral Passages” (also available from C. Alan).
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Works for Percussion by this Composer
Percussion Solo Works
Double East - Marimba
Imageries - Vibraphone
Just Ask - Vibraphone
Riversong - Vibraphone
Spiral Passages - Marimba
Percussion Ensemble Works
Batterie Diabolique - 7 to 9 Players
Elephant Walk - 2 Players
Jazz Bis - Vibraphone, 5 Players
On Verchiel's Wings - Vibraphone, 3 Players
With Other Instruments Works
Absence of Color - Percussion Sextet, Narrator
Black Elk - Percussion Ensemble (11), Narrator
Four Flights - Multiple Percussion, Flute
Moral Compass - Percussion Trio, Soprano Voice, Alto Saxophone
Stories - Percussion Quartet, voice, Piano
Zoroastrian Thunder - Percussion Octet, Tenor Saxophone, Guitar, Bass
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