Molto Vivace

General Info

Year of Published: 2015
Arranger: Josh Gottry
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 00:04:50
Cost: $32.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Vibraphone 1
Player 3: Vibraphone 2
Player 4: Chimes
Player 5: Xylophone
Player 6: Marimba 1
Player 7: Marimba 2
Player 8: Marimba 3
Player 9: Marimba 4
Player 10: Marimba 5
Player 11: Timpani

Program Notes

Molto Vivace is a direct transcription of the exposition from the second movement of Beethoven's historic Symphony No. 9, scored for large percussion ensemble. This aggressive and energetic movement lends itself perfectly to the natural clarity and dynamic range of keyboard percussion instruments and the timpani part is lifted directly from Beethoven's original score. The metallic voices (bells, vibraphone, chimes) provide the perfect legato quality to highlight the few lyrical passages that contrast the primarily rhythmic and articulate character of the piece.