Beacons of Light
General Info
Publisher: Tapspace
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 00:05:30
Cost: $36.00
Instrumentation
Mallet Percussion: Glockenspiel & Xylophone & 2 Vibraphone & 3 Marimba & Chimes & Crotales
Drums: Piccolo Snare Drum & Concert Snare Drum & 4 Concert Tom-toms & Bass Drum
Cymbals: 2 Suspended Cymbals & 3 Ride Cymbals & Hi Hat
Accessories: 4 Graduated Chime Clusters & Triangle & Sleigh Bells
Program Notes
Beacons of Light by Chad Heiny is an intermediate percussion ensemble written in memory of Ryan McCutcheon. This work uses a variety of bright, metallic instruments like cymbals, crotales, and chimes in order to create collections of sound to represent actual light rays. Written for a large ensemble, this work is a beautiful addition to any percussion concert and is a great way for younger percussionists to start their journey into percussion ensemble playing.
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Solos
Chamber Ensemble
Bad Juju - Percussion Octet
Canon Fodder - Percussion Quartet
Coming of Age - Solo Marimba and Percussion Quartet
Elements - Marimba Duo
Epoch - Percussion Sextet
Graffiti - Percussion Sextet
Hydra - Percussion Octet
Lunation - Mallet Duo
Perched - Drumset & Multiple Percussion
Thundersnow
Two Preludes - Mallet Sextet
Undisclosed - Percussion Nonet
Wanderlust - Percussion Septet
Large Ensemble
Beacons of Light - 15 Players
Crossing the Threshold - 12 Players
Oneiric - 13 Players
Panthera Pardus - 12 Players
Treespeak - 13 Players
Tribe - 10 Players
Vesper - 10 Players
Walkabout - 13 Players