Breakout RGV
General Info
Year of Published: 2023
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 00:05:00
Cost: $48.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Glockenspiel & 2 Woodblocks
Player 2: Xylophone & Ratchet
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Marimba 1
Player 5: Marimba 2
Player 6: Marimba 3
Player 7: Marimba 4
Player 8: Timpani
Player 9: Wind Chimes & Concert Bass Drum & Flexatone & Suspended Cymbal & Cabasa & Tambourine
Player 10: Drumset
Program Notes
Breakout RGV was composed for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Percussion Ensemble and premiered at the 2023 Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention in San Antonio, Texas. The piece embodies the concept of “breaking out” on several levels. Formally, the work is structured so that the most exciting thematic material is constantly subdued, only appearing in short bursts within the first half of the piece, which is primarily darker, timid, and mysterious. The music does not reach a climax until the very end, when the loud and bombastic main theme finally appears in its complete form. The title also carries an emotional meaning, referring the growth, enthusiasm, and determination within UTRGV’s percussion program at the time this work was composed. It represents the opportunity to show the world what a group from the Rio Grande Valley is capable of.
Works for Percussion by this Composer
...?! for Snare Drum & Marimba - Snare Drum & Marimba
Autumnal Overture - Marimba
Breaking Out - Percussion Octet
Breakout RGV - Percussion 10
Coming to Peace - Marimba
Digital Dances 2 - Marimba Quartet
Digital Dance 3 - Percussion Quintet
Five Encounters for Viola & Marimba - Viola & Marimba
Four Fantasies for Clarinet & Marimba - Clarinet & Marimba
Music for a Video Game - Marimba
Thracian Rhythm - Multiple Percussion
Trio for Two Flutes & Marimba - Flute & Marimba