Fantasy Variations
General Info
Year of Publication: 1973
Publisher: Music for Percussion
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 00:11:00
Cost: $18.50
Instrumentation
Soloist
Ensemble
Player 1: Glockenspiel & Celeste & Sizzle Cymbal & Tambourine & Bongos
Player 3: Bongos & Vibraphone & Tambourine
Player 4: 16" Crash Cymbals & 4.3 Octave Marimba & Timbales & Chimes
Player 5: Chimes & 2 Cowbells (muffled) & 4 Timpani & 2 Triangles
Player 6: Finger Cymbals & Bass Drum
Description
Fantasy Variations by Michael Colgrass is an eleven minute work for an advanced percussion ensemble. This piece is scored for six percussionists and one soloist player 8 Roto-Toms. Counting is the most important and most challenging aspect of this piece so have seven very experienced and performers is absolutely vital.
Works for Percussion by this Composer
A Flute in the Kingdom of Drums and Bells – Percussion Quartet; Flute
Chamber Music – Multiple Percussion; Strings
Chamber Piece for Percussion Quintet – Percussion Quintet
Chant for Vibes and Chorus – Vibraphone; Chorus
Concertino for Timpani – Percussion Ensemble; Timpani
Concertino for Timpani with Brass & Percussion; Brass Ensemble; Timpani; Percussion Duo
Divertimento for Eight Drums, Harp and String Orchestra – Multiple Percussion; Orchestra
DΘjα Vu – Percussion Quartet; Orchestra
Fantasy - Variations – Percussion Ensemble; Multiple Percussion; Celesta
Fantasy Variations – Percussion Sextet: Roto-Toms
Hammer and Bow: A Fantasy for Violin and Marimba – Marimba; Violin
Improvisation (Timpani) – Percussion Ensemble (11); Timpani
Improvisation (Multi-Perc. – Percussion Ensemble; Multiple Percussion
Inventions on a Motive – Percussion Quartet
Percussion Music – Percussion Quartet
Rhapsodic Fantasy – Orchestra; Multiple Percussion
Six Allegro Duets – Percussion Duo;
Six Easy Timpani Solos for Contest – Timpani
Six Unaccompanied Solos for Snare Drum – Snare Drum
Te Tuma Te Papa – Multiple Percussion
Three Brothers – Percussion Nonet
Twelve Advanced Snare Drum Exercises – Snare Drum
Variations for Four Drums and Viola – Rototom; Viola
Recent Performance
Hamiruge - The LSU Percussion Group