Musica Boema (Lukáš) from Mvt 1. Cantabile

Jeff Moore

General Info

Year of Published: 2025
Publisher: Tapspace Publications
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 00:02:30
Cost: Score and Parts - $45.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Crotales
Player 3: Xylophone & Mark Tree
Player 4: Chimes
Player 5: Vibraphone 1
Player 6: Vibraphone 2
Player 7: Marimba 1
Player 8: Marimba 2
Player 9: Timpani
Player 10: Snare Drum & Temple Blocks (Shared) & Hi Hat & Kick Drum & Ride Cymbal
Player 11: Shekere & Guiro & Claves & Wind Chimes
Plaeyr 12: Sleigh Bells & Triangle & Tambourine & Temple Blocks (Shared)
Player 13: Suspended Cymbal & Finger Cymbals & Splash Cymbal
Player 14: Bass Drum & Tam Tam

Program Notes

Musica Boema, arranged for percussion ensemble by Jeff Moore, transforms the first movement of by Zdeněk Lukáš’s “Cantabile” into a vivid and challenging concert work. Drawing inspiration from Ralph Hardimon’s legendary 1984 percussion feature for the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum & Bugle Corps, this advanced-level arrangement fuses concert and marching percussion traditions into a mesmerizing, rhythmically intricate texture.

Scored for 14–15 players, the ensemble includes a full complement of mallet keyboards, timpani, and an expanded battery section featuring a Scottish-style snare drum solo. The arrangement highlights layered polyrhythms, shifting phrase lengths, and rich dynamic interplay—qualities that make it both technically demanding and musically rewarding for mature ensembles.

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