Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra (Finney)

Ross Lee Finney

General Info

Year: 1965
Duration: c. 15:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: PetersCF
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Player I: Timpani(4), tubular chimes
Player II: Marimba, bass drum, gong, hi-hat, cymbals α2, suspended cymbal, triangle, tambourine, snare drum, glass wind chimes, temple blocks(5), wood blocks(2)
Player III: Xylophone, tom-toms (4), tam tam, cow bells(3), triangle, snare drum, suspended cymbal, wood blocks(2)
Player IV: Vibraphone, orchestra bells, bass drum, tam tam, snare drum, tambourine, bongos(3), wood wind chimes, suspended cymbal, sizzle cymbal, triangle, wood blocks(2)

Orchestra

Program Notes

commission: Carleton College; premiere: 17 November 1966, Northfield, Minnesota, Minneapolis Symphony, S. Skrowaczewski, conductor

Review

This work was premiered by the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in 1968 and has a marked duration of 15 minutes. It is scored for four solo percussionists performing on a multitude of percussion instruments. Finney is a highly recognized American composer and is to be commended for his efforts in writing for these exciting instruments. - PAS Staff, Vol. 7 No. 2, 1969

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