Overture for Percussion - (Buss)
General Info
Year: 2003
Duration: c. 6:00
Difficulty: Grade V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Brixton
Cost: Score and Parts - $22.00 | Score Only - $0.00
Movements
Instrumentation
Player I: Xylophone, 2 suspended cymbals, and bongos
Player II: Vibraphone, tambourine, and tom toms (5)
Player III: Marimba, chimes (tubular bells), 2 suspended cymbals, tam-tam, and temple blocks
Player IV: Marimba, timpani (3), and 2 suspended cymbals
Program Notes
OVERTURE FOR PERCUSSION (2003) by Howard J. Buss. This colorful and vibrant percussion quartet was composed for Juan Ponsoda and the OSA Quartet de Percussio’ of Spain. It is an exciting romp through vigorous, yet intricate passages. Each percussionist performs on several different instruments and all have significant solo passages. Percussion distribution: Percussion 1: Xylophone, 2 suspended cymbals, and bongos; Percussion 2: Vibraphone, tambourine, and tom toms (5); Percussion 3: Marimba, chimes (tubular bells), 2 suspended cymbals, tam-tam, and temple blocks; Percussion 4: Marimba, timpani (3), and 2 suspended cymbals. This is a great concert opener. “A traditionally oriented quartet with a lively Polynesian/Oriental flavor, its contrapuntal melodies overlap and dovetail beautifully, as gracious cymbal swells connect each phrase and change of instrument.”- Percussive Notes.[1]
Commercial Discography
Recorded on the Capstone Records CD HOWARD J. BUSS:MODERN TIMES available from Brixton.
Recent Performances
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Works for Percussion by this Composer
Solo Works
A Day In The City - Marimba
Concerto For Marimba And Percussion Ensemble
Marimba Solo With Other Instruments Works
De La Madera - Marimba; Oboe
Impromptu - Marimba; Clarinet or Sop. Saxophone
Night Tide - Marimba; Trombone
Rite of Passage - Marimba; Flute
Stellar Visions - Marimba; Flute
Two Caprices - Marimba; Flute; Oboe
Wave Train - Marimba; Flute
Multiple Percussion Solo with Other Instrument Works
Atmospheres - Multiple Percussion; Trumpet
Behind The Invisible Mask - Multiple Percussion; Bassoon
Boom Time - Multiple Percussion; Trombone
Capriccio (Buss) - Multiple Percussion; Clarinet; Trombone
Incantation - Multiple Percussion; Trumpet
Into Each Life - Multiple Percussion; Flute; Cello; Piano
Kaleidoscope (Buss) - Multiple Percussion; Flute
Rendezvous (Buss) - Multiple Percussion; Trumpet(4)
Scenes From The Holy Land - Multiple Percussion; Flute
Sky Blossoms - Multiple Percussion; Flute
Sonic Fables: "Lessons from Aesop" - Multiple Percussion; Brass Quintet
Percussion Ensemble With Other Instruments Works
American Pheonix - Percussion Quartet; Bass Trombone or Tuba
Coexistence - Percussion Quartet; Clarinet
Crossroads - Percussion Octet; Trombone Choir
Dream Sequence - Percussion Quartet; Trombone
Escapade - Percussion Quartet; Saxophone
Modern Times - Percussion Quartet; Flute/Piccolo; Narrator
Mysterious Exit - Percussion Quartet; Flute/Piccolo
Spanish Memoirs - Percussion Quartet; Trumpet
There Is A Season - Percussion Duo; Clarinet
Where Now Rusts The Iron? - Percussion Quartet; Soprano; Flute; Cello
Percussion Ensemble Works
Currents (Buss) - Percussion Quartet
Overture for Percussion - (Buss) - Percussion Ensemble
Sci-Fi Percussives - Percussion Ensemble(12)
The Big Bang (Buss) - Percussion Sextet; Piano
Additional Resources
References