The Bells (Byrd)

General Info

Composer: William Byrd
Arranger: John Raush
Publisher: Row-Loff Productions
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 00:03:33
Cost: $45.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Marimba 1
Player 2: Marimba 2
Player 3: Marimba 3
Player 4: Marimba 4
Player 5: Vibraphone 1
Player 6: Vibraphone 2
Player 7: Glockenspiel
Player 8: Xylophone
Player 9: Timpani
Player 10: Chimes
Player 11: Piano
Player 12: Finger Cymbals & Suspended Cymbal & Bass Drum
Player 13: Tam Tam & Hand Cymbals & Tuned Gongs

Description

John Raush has captured the essence of William Byrd's work "The Bells", with this arrangement. The movement opens with the haunting sounds of two pitched gongs in C and D. The piece goes on to display an imitative texture through most of the piece.