DrakenVuur

General Info

Year: 2022
Duration: 00:08:40
Difficulty: Advanced
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Cost: $75.00

Movements

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel & Crotales
Player 2: Glockenspiel & Xylophone
Player 3: Glockenspiel
Player 4: Vibraphone 1
Player 5: Vibraphone 2
Player 6: Vibraphone 3
Player 7: Chimes
Player 8: Marimba 1
Player 9: Marimba 2
Player 10: Marimba 3
Player 11: Marimba 4
Player 12: Marimba 5
Player 13: Timpani
Player 14: Small Ribbon Crasher & Suspended Cymbal & Bongos & Snare Drum & Field Drum & Hi-Hat & Bell Tree
Player 15: Large Ribbon Crasher & China Cymbal & 2 Congas & 4 Concert Tom-toms
Player 16: Tam-Tam (shared) & Multi-Bass Drum & Concert Bass Drum
Player 17: Sizzle Cymbal & Ride Cymbal & China Cymbal & Tam-Tam (shared)
Player 18: Rainstick & Woodblock & 2 Brake Drums
Player 19: 2 Low Concert Tom-toms & Suspended Cymbal
Player 20: 2 Low Concert Tom-toms & Suspended Cymbal
Player 21: Claves & Lion's Roar

Program Notes

Inspired by the Dutch folktale “Wichardsage” (from The Sagas of Veluwe), DrakenVuur tells the story of a deadly fire-breathing dragon that lived under a medlar tree devouring every living creature it encountered. Nearby, Wichard was in love with Margaret and asked her father for her hand in marriage. Her father said he needed to prove himself worthy, so the disappointed, yet determined, Wichard set o to slay the dragon. As Wichard was defeating the dragon, the creature bellowed a terrible scream that sounded like “Gelre! Gelre!” Wichard rode in victory back to marry Margaret and built a castle on the site of the medlar tree battle and named it “Gelre,” which would later become Gelderland. DrakenVuur was commissioned by Robbert Houtkamp and Cadenza Twello (The Netherlands) to compete in the 2022 World Music Contest.

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Mallet Ensemble

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Small Ensemble

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StarDancer - Percussion Octet
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Medium Ensemble

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Limerick Daydream - Percussion Ensemble (10)
Luminescence - Percussion Ensemble (12)
The Cry - Percussion Ensemble (12)
The Dreamers of Dreams - Percussion Ensemble (12)
Till the Stars Come Down - Percussion Ensemble (10)
Topsy Turvy - Percussion Ensemble (12)
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Large Ensemble

DrakenVuur - Percussion Ensemble 20+
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Percussion Concerto

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Spitfire II - Percussion Nonet with Solo Euphonium
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