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	Publisher: [[Alfonce Production]] <br/>		Publisher: [[Alfonce Production]] <br/>

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	==Description===		==Description==
	This concerto was commissioned by the percussionist Bogdan Bacanu and first performed in 2005. It has since become one of the most popular pieces for the marimba and has been performed with orchestras around the world over 600 times. The concerto you will hear in this performance is the original two-movement version of the piece (Séjourné added a new first movement in 2015).		This concerto was commissioned by the percussionist Bogdan Bacanu and first performed in 2005. It has since become one of the most popular pieces for the marimba and has been performed with orchestras around the world over 600 times. The concerto you will hear in this performance is the original two-movement version of the piece (Séjourné added a new first movement in 2015).

	After a brief introduction from the strings the spotlight turns to the soloist and there is a beautiful opening cadenza to set the scene. The first movement mixes Romanticism in its melody with jazz influences in the rhythms, something the Canadian percussionist, Anne-Julie Caron, picked up on when she said the concerto is ‘unique because it is one of the rare pieces to put the marimba in a romantic context.’		After a brief introduction from the strings the spotlight turns to the soloist and there is a beautiful opening cadenza to set the scene. The first movement mixes Romanticism in its melody with jazz influences in the rhythms, something the Canadian percussionist, Anne-Julie Caron, picked up on when she said the concerto is ‘unique because it is one of the rare pieces to put the marimba in a romantic context.’

	Next comes the second movement, ‘Rythmique, energique’, which is packed with virtuoso playing and irresistibly toe-tapping rhythms. It is no wonder this has become one of the most popular percussion concertos ever written, and it is the perfect vehicle to celebrate this year’s brilliant President’s Young Performer.		Next comes the second movement, ‘Rythmique, energique’, which is packed with virtuoso playing and irresistibly toe-tapping rhythms. It is no wonder this has become one of the most popular percussion concertos ever written, and it is the perfect vehicle to celebrate this year’s brilliant President’s Young Performer.

	==Instrumentation==		==Instrumentation==

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	[[Marimba]] <br/>		[[Marimba]] <br/>
	===Strings==		===Strings===
	[[Violin]] 1 <br/>		[[Violin]] 1 <br/>
	[[Violin]] 2 <br/>		[[Violin]] 2 <br/>

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[[Emmanuel Sejourne]]

==General Info==
Year of Published: 2005 

==Description===
This concerto was commissioned by the percussionist Bogdan Bacanu and first performed in 2005. It has since become one of the most popular pieces for the marimba and has been performed with orchestras around the world over 600 times. The concerto you will hear in this performance is the original two-movement version of the piece (Séjourné added a new first movement in 2015).

After a brief introduction from the strings the spotlight turns to the soloist and there is a beautiful opening cadenza to set the scene. The first movement mixes Romanticism in its melody with jazz influences in the rhythms, something the Canadian percussionist, Anne-Julie Caron, picked up on when she said the concerto is ‘unique because it is one of the rare pieces to put the marimba in a romantic context.’

Next comes the second movement, ‘Rythmique, energique’, which is packed with virtuoso playing and irresistibly toe-tapping rhythms. It is no wonder this has become one of the most popular percussion concertos ever written, and it is the perfect vehicle to celebrate this year’s brilliant President’s Young Performer.

==Instrumentation==
===Soloist===
[[Marimba]] 
===Strings==
[[Violin]] 1 
[[Violin]] 2 
[[Viola]] 
[[Cello]] 
[[Double Bass]] 

==Movement==
Movement 1: Tempo Souple 
Movement 2: Rythmique, Energique 

==Recent Performance==
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgKliorhb3w Kana Omori with Suma Philharmonic Orchestra] 
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x458Fr6oRJA Julia Tan with Singapore Symphony Orchestra] 

==Works for Percussion by this Composer==
{{Sejourne, Emmanuel Works}}

==Reference==

[[Category: Percussion Concerto Works]]
[[Category: Marimba Concerto Works]]
[[Category: String Orchestra Works]]