Frightmare (Beethoven)

General Info

Composer: Beethoven
Arranger: Brian Slawson
Year of Published: 2022
Publisher: Tapspace
Difficulty: Elementary
Duration: 00:04:00
Cost: $32.00

Movement

1. Full Moon
2. Shadow Dance

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Xylophone
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Marimba 1
Player 5: Marimba 2
Player 6: Marimba 3
Player 7: Marimba 4
Player 8: Chimes
Player 9: Timpani
Player 10: Triangle & Temple Blocks & Suspended Cymbal
Player 11: Tam-tam & Flexatone & Goat's hooves
Player 12: Tam-tam & Bass Drum & Vibraslap & Brake Drum

Description

Brian Slawson's Frightmare is based on two classic works by the great Ludwig van Beethoven. Adapted for beginner-level percussion ensemble, the two movements are dark and haunting, yet sharply contrasting. The first, "Full Moon," is eerie, brooding, and gentle. The second, "Shadow Dance," is lively and articulate. Both movements employ simple techniques and appropriate doubling to enable a highly musical performance by beginner percussionists. Where the first movement focuses on rolls and slow strokes, the second switches to a straightforward waltz style. Nearly the entire work consists of quarter notes and dotted half notes, except for a featured marimba part in "Shadow Dance" that takes the lead with eighth notes. Although particularly handy for Halloween concerts, any ensemble of developing players is sure to have fun with this piece year-round!

Arrangements for Percussion by this Composer

Beethoven's Fantasy (Beethoven) - Percussion Trio
Brandenburg No. 2: Allegro Moderato (Bach) - Percussion (10)
Children's Medley (Bach / Ellemenreich) - Percussion Sextet
Clockbox - Percussion Octet
Concerto in A Minor (Bach) - Mallet Sextet
Danse Macabre (Saint-Saëns) - Percussion Octet
Entrance of the Queen of Sheba (Handel)
Etude in C# Minor (Scriabin) - Mallet Duet
Frightmare (Beethoven) - Percussion (12)
Goldberg Variation 28 (Bach)
Heartland (Rameau & Dvořák) - Percussion Octet
Intermezzo from a Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn) - Mallet Octet
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) - Mallet Sextet
Leggerhead (Bach, Handel, Dvořák) - Percussion Sextet
Menuetto (Mozart) - Percussion Septet
Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo (Mendelssohn) - Mallet Ensemble
Rock the Gavotte (Rameau & Ditters von Dittersdorf) - Percussion Octet
Shepherd’s Song (Beethoven) - Percussion (14)
Soca Polka - Percussion (14)
Sonata in A Minor (Scarlatti) - Mallet Duet
Sonata in F (Handel) - Mallet Solo
Sonata in F Minor (Scarlatti) - Marimba
The Storm (Beethoven) - Mallet Trio
Teardrop (Rossini) - Vibraphone; Piano
Three Romanian Dances (Bartók) - Mallet Duet
Upbeat Suite - Mallet Quartet
Waltz in C# Minor (Chopin) - Mallet Duet
Winter (Vivaldi) - Percussion (10)