River of Life
General Info
Year of Published: 2018
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Level: Intermediate
Duration: 00:06:00
Cost: $50.00 | $15.00
Instrumentation
Solo
Tenor Steel Pan
Percussion Ensemble
Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Xylophone
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Vibraphone
Player 5: Marimba
Player 6: Marimba
Player 7: Drum Set
Player 8: 4 Timpani
Program Notes
River of Life was commissioned by a consortium of five different college percussion teachers. The idea was to write a piece featuring solo steel pan with percussion ensemble, using the steel pan a little bit differently than it is traditionally used. While there are elements of the piece that sound more or less “traditional” to the style usually associated with the steel drum, it also treats the instrument as a solo voice in a more traditional percussion ensemble setting. The title reflects the flow of the piece that is like our life journey with all its twists, turns, changes and challenges. It is a celebration of the joy of living.
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Snare Drum Solo
10 Sequential Solos for Rudimental Snare Drum
Compound Fracture
Hoe Down (Morgan)
Marimba Solo
Musical Marimbist, The - Marimba
Winter's End - Marimba; Piano (optional)
Percussion Septet
Autumn Scenes - Percussion Septet
Percussion Octet
Housetop Variations
Soul-ar Eclipse
The Happy Camper Blues
River of Life
Large Percussion Ensemble
Christmas Medley - Percussion Ensemble (11)
Floating - Percussion Ensemble (14)
Jingle Jazz - Percussion Ensemble (13)
The Joy Medley - Percussion Ensemble (11)
Strata (Morgan)- Percussion Ensemble (16)