Spitfire II

Nathan Daughtrey

General Info

Year: 2013
Duration: 00:07:30
Difficulty: Advanced
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Cost: $40.00

Instrumentation

Soloist

Euphonium

Ensemble

Player 1: Glockenspiel & Crotales
Player 2: Chimes
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Marimba 1
Player 5: Marimba 2
Player 6: Timpani & Sizzle Cymbal & Triangle & Mark Tree
Player 7: Snare Drum & 4 Concert Tom-toms & Log Drum (4 different pitches) & Ride Cymbal & Suspended Cymbal
Player 8: Kick Bass Drum & Concert Bass Drum & Tam-tam
Player 9: 2 small one shot Shakers & Claves & Suspended Cymbal

Program Notes

Spitfire II is a tour-de-force work for solo euphonium and percussion ensemble that takes your breath away from the first flourish of 16th notes and doesn't let go until the final note. Caution: Not for the feint of heart.

Premiere Details

Date: 28th October 2013
Soloist: Dr. Brian Meixner
Ensemble: High Point University Percussion Ensemble
Conductor: Nathan Daughtrey

Recent Performances

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Vibraphone Solo

Encantada
No One is Alone
Penelope
The Place Where Lost Things Go

Marimba Solo

Burned
Mountain Paths
The Giving Tree Variations
13 Morceaux

Multiple Percussion Solo

Multiple Musings

Mallet Ensemble

• Immortal Dream - Mallet Septet
• Spun - Mallet Octet
• A Yuletide Celebration
• Azul

Small Ensemble

• Almost Beyond
• Blaze - Percussion Septet
• Black Rainbow - Percussion Octet
• Ellipsis - Percussion Octet
• Fever Dream - Percussion Quartet
• Fidget - Percussion Octet
• Lost Souls - Percussion Quintet
• Mercury Rising - Percussion Septet
• Power Struggle - Percussion Octet

• Sunward/Onward - Percussion Nonet

Medium Ensemble

• Adaptation - Percussion (11)
• Chasing Infinity- Percussion Ensemble (13)
• Edge of the World - Percussion Ensemble (10)
• Firefly (Nathan Daughtrey) - Percussion Ensemble (12)
• Jötenheim - Percussion (13)
• Legacies - Percussion Ensemble (10)
• Limerick Daydream - Percussion Ensemble (10)
• Luminescence - Percussion Ensemble (12)
• The Cry - Percussion Ensemble (12)
• The Dreamers of Dreams - Percussion Ensemble (12)
• Till the Stars Come Down - Percussion Ensemble (10)
• Topsy Turvy - Percussion Ensemble (12)
• What Lies Within - Percussion Ensemble (10)

Large Ensemble

• DrakenVuur - Percussion Ensemble 20+
• Luna, Luna - Percussion (15)
• The Heroes Around Us - Percussion (16)

Flexible Ensemble

• Aftershock
  
• Drums of Moria
  
• Fallen Stars
  
• Sea of Tranquility (Full Percussion Ensemble Version)
  
• StarDancer

Indeterminate Instrumentation

Prism Schism

Percussion Concerto

• Concerto for Vibraphone & Percussion Ensemble
• Halcyon Days
• Irish Washerwoman
• The Foggy Dew
• Water Spirits

Percussion Ensemble with Other Instrument

As Above, So Below - Percussion Ensemble (12) with Piano
Be That of the Wind - Percussion Octet with Wind Quintet
Bounce (Daughtrey) - Percussion Ensemble (12) with Solo Trumpet
Coming Home - Percussion Quintet with Solo Euphonium
Spitfire II - Percussion Nonet with Solo Euphonium
Twitch - Percussion Ensemble (11) with Solo Clarinet
The Wexford Carol - Percussion Nonet with Solo Soprano Saxophone

Books for Percussion by this Composer

Marimba

The Yuletide Marimbist (Book 1)
The Yuletide Marimbist (Book 2)
The Sacred Marimbist (Volume 2)

Xylophone

The Celtic Xylophone, Book 1
The Celtic Xylophone, Book 2

Vibraphone

Songs of Venus

Multiple Percussion

Multiple Musings

Ensemble

Duology
Triology
Duets for an Occasion
Songs of the Human Spirit
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