Admin: Text replacement - "Year of Published" to "Year"

2026-01-05T15:29:18Z

Text replacement - "Year of Published" to "Year"

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:29, 5 January 2026
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[Walter Mertens]]		[[Walter Mertens]]
	==General Info==		==General Info==
	Year ~~of Published~~: 2014 <br/>		Year: 2014 <br/>
	Publisher: [[Edition Svitzer]] <br/>		Publisher: [[Edition Svitzer]] <br/>
	Difficulty: Advanced <br/>		Difficulty: Advanced <br/>

Rubyng2004: Created page with "Walter Mertens ==General Info== Year of Published: 2014
Publisher: Edition Svitzer
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 00:06:00
Cost: €30.00
..."

2022-04-02T11:28:02Z

Created page with "Walter Mertens ==General Info== Year of Published: 2014 Publisher: Edition Svitzer Difficulty: Advanced Duration: 00:06:00 Cost: €30.00 ..."

New page

[[Walter Mertens]]
==General Info==
Year of Published: 2014 
Publisher: [[Edition Svitzer]] 
Difficulty: Advanced 
Duration: 00:06:00 
Cost: €30.00 

==Instrumentation==
Player 1: [[Vibraphone]] & [[Triangle]] & [[Wind Chimes]] & [[Suspended Cymbal]] 
Player 2: [[Marimba]] & [[Triangle]] 
Player 3: [[Marimba]] 
Player 4: [[Cajon]] & [[Conga]] & [[Wood Block]] (Pedal) 

==Description==
Atlantic breeze is a perfect blend of a smooth melody and a driving, but restful groove on the cajon and the triangle. A more dramatic theme on the marimba and the vibes interrupts this flowing motion. At the end, the main theme brings us back. Take a walk at the seaside.

==Review==
This delightful five+ minute work has hints of light calypso and island music, and will nicely fill the “easy listening” slot of a percussion ensemble or chamber percussion concert. Three keyboard players, two with small extra instruments, and a percussionist (cajon, conga, and pedal instruments) are all kept busy throughout, with the melody moving between keyboards, and the percussionist providing the groove.

The straight-forward ABA form consists of grooves in 7/8 and 4/4. In the 7/8 section, one marimba lays down a rhythmic ostinato with the cajon and triangle, and the other marimba plays a charming melody full of short rising passages followed by longer notes. A number of “tricky” rhythms occur, notably a quintuplet over the last three eighths of the 7/8, with a rest on the first note, but the constant underlying groove and repetition of these rhythms alleviate the difficulty considerably. The 4/4 section features rolling triplets, while the percussionist plays a rather sparse conga groove. The other marimba and vibraphone take turns with the melody, again including short rhythmic set-ups to long, breezy sustains. A bit of variation and counter melody are added to the return of the A section.

If the pedal instruments are accessible, I believe an average high school percussion ensemble can put this together. College students should have no trouble. The piece is scored well, such that balance issues will take care of themselves, at least until dealing with conceivable nuisances of a specific performing space. I also see potential for “opening up” some of the repeated passages for improvised solos, if desired <ref>Percussive Notes, July 2016</ref>

==Recent Performance==
<embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sce4w8eoqFk </embedvideo>

==Works for Percussion by this Composer==
{{Mertens, Walter Works}}

==Reference==

[[Category: Percussion Ensemble Works]]
[[Category: Percussion Quartet Works]]

Atlantic Breeze - Revision history

Admin: Text replacement - "Year of Published" to "Year"

Rubyng2004: Created page with "Walter Mertens ==General Info== Year of Published: 2014 Publisher: Edition Svitzer Difficulty: Advanced Duration: 00:06:00 Cost: €30.00 ..."

Rubyng2004: Created page with "Walter Mertens ==General Info== Year of Published: 2014
Publisher: Edition Svitzer
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 00:06:00
Cost: €30.00
..."