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[[Adam Tan]]
== General Info ==
Year of Published: 2023 <br/>
Difficulty: Intermediate to Advanced <br/>
Duration: 00:03:30 <br/>
Cost: $48.00 <br/>

== Instrumentation ==
Player 1: Narrator <br/>
Player 2: Voice <br/>
Player 3A: [[Glockenspiel]] <br/>
Player 3B: [[Crotales]] <br/>
Player 4A-C: [[Vibraphone]] <br/>
Player 5A-B: [[Marimba]] 1 <br/>
Player 6: [[Marimba]] 2 <br/>
Player 7A-C: [[Marimba]] 3 <br/>
Player 8: [[Snare Drum]] <br/>
Player 9: [[Cajon]] <br/>
Player 10A-C: [[Suspended Cymbal]] <br/>
Player 11A-C: [[Bass Drum]] <br/>

== Description ==
Beautiful World... Of Dreams And Wonder... was originally written as a pre-recorded video work for the Marimbafest 2023 Faculty and Staff Team as a way of virtually bringing together everyone's percussion specialisations into one work. The varied and unusual combination of instrumentation highlights the diverse skillsets of the Faculty and Staff Team, who range from marimba specialists, to vibraphone virtuosos, pop percussionists, masters of spoken word, to orchestrally trained percussionists and composers, which reflects the exciting and ever-changing landscape of the global percussion community. The spoken text for Beautiful World... Of Dreams And Wonder... was written by me and represents the first time I have set any of my music to written text. The text follows a poem structure, with chapters that reflect the title of the work - "A Beautiful World", "Dreams", "Wonder" and "Our Beautiful World". The subject matter refers to the constant struggles and sometimes uphill battle for fair and equitable representation of minority groups in the percussion world, such as BIPOC, women and non-binary, LGBTQIA+, disabled and others who are often excluded through systemic or other discriminatory devices.

== Works for Percussion by this Composer ==
{{Tan, Adam Works}}

== Reference ==

[[Category: Percussion Ensemble Works]]
[[Category: Percussion Nonet Works]]
[[Category: Percussion 20+ Works]]
[[Category: Voice Works]]
[[Category: Narrator Works]]