Moonrise

Blake Tyson

General Info

Year: 20
Duration: c.
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Tyson
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Player I: Crotales
Player II: Glockenspiel
Player III: Vibraphone
Player IV: Vibraphone
Player V: Marimba
Player VI: Marimba
Player VII: Marimba

Program Notes

Moonrise by Blake Tyson is percussion ensemble piece written for 7 players. This piece is about the moments when everything changes, when something we've seen as ordinary suddenly becomes inspirational, when something we've thought was average suddenly becomes amazing, when we can see, and hear, what we have always missed before. Moonrise is dedicated to the memory of my grandparents, Carl and Gertrude Thomas.

The piece is in two movements, performed without a pause. The first is entitled The Moon Holds My Heart, and the second, which is in many ways a reflection of the first, is called The First Time I Saw the Moon.

Recent Performances

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Deskbell Solo Works

Bellbird

Marimba Solo Works

A cricket sang and set the sun
Anubis
Firefish
Lost Mountain Sunrise
Night Light
Not far from here (Marimba Solo Version)
Snowfall
Windowlight

Multiple Percussion Solo Works

Inside the Shining Stone

Snare Drum Solo Works

Encircled Echoes

Timpani Solo Works

Bedrock

Vibraphone Solo Works

The Hands They Hold

Percussion Solo with Percussion Ensemble Works

Cloud Forest – Marimba with Percussion Quartet
Not far from Here - Marimba with Percussion Ensemble
The Wind That Turns the World – Marimba with Percussion Quartet

Percussion Ensemble Works

A Ceiling Full of Stars – 8 players
Beaming Candels - 8 Players
Glomar Response - 4 Players
Industry Standard - 4 Players
Launchpad - 25 Players
Moonrise – 7 players
Vagabond of Light – 3 Players

Mallet Ensemble Works

Not far from here (Mallet Octet Version) - 8 Players
Vertical River – duet for Marimba and vibraphone

With Other Instrument Works

Everything is Broken - Multiple Percussion & Voice
Not far from here (With Choir Version) - Mallet Ensemble & Voice
Ursa Conculium - Multiple Percussion & Trombone