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== General Info ==
== General Info ==
 
Year: 2003<br /-->
'''Year''': <br /-->
Duration: 00:16:30<br /-->
'''Duration''': c. <br /-->
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)<br /-->
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->
Publisher: Nebojša Živković<br /-->
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Cost: Score and Parts $60.00 <br /-->
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00 &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Score Only - $0.00<br /-->


==Movements==
==Movements==
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== Instrumentation ==
== Instrumentation ==
 
===Soloist===
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Mallets: [[Marimba]](5 octave) & [[Crotales]] <br /-->
 
Drums: [[Bass Drum]] & Piccolo [[Snare Drum]] & [[Bongo]] & [[Tom-tom]]s <br /-->
Accessories: 4 [[Cymbals]] & 2 [[Cowbells]] & 2 [[Crashers]] & 2 [[Plastic Blocks]] & Gong Thunder Sheet <br /-->
===Wind Ensemble===
====Woodwinds====
C Piccolo <br /-->
Flute I-II <br /-->
Oboe I-II <br /-->
Bassoon I-II (II doubling Contrabassoon) <br /-->
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II <br /-->
B-flat Bass Clarinet <br /-->
====Brass====
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III <br /-->
Horn in F I-II-III-IV <br /-->
Trombone I-II <br /-->
Bass Trombone <br /-->
Tuba I-II <br /-->
====Percussion====
Player I: [[Timpani]] <br /-->
Player II: [[Crash Cymbals]] & [[Flexatone]] & [[Tom-Tom]] & [[Vibraphone]] & 3 [[Wood Blocks]] <br /-->
Player III: [[Tom-tom]] & [[Darabuka]] & [[Vibraphone]] & [[Suspended Cymbal]] & Piccolo [[Snare Drum]] & [[China Gongs]] <br /-->
Player IV: Piccolo [[Tom-tom]] & [[Riq]] & [[Tambourine]] & [[Flexatone]] & [[Glockenspiel]] & [[Bass Drum]] & [[Bongos]] <br /-->
Player V: [[Frame Drum]] & [[Flexatone]] & Very Low [[Tom-tom]] & [[Woodblock]]s <br /-->


== Errata ==
== Errata ==
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== Program Notes ==
== Program Notes ==
In a spring of 2002 I was commissioned to compose a piece for one percussion soloist and wind ensemble. Commissioner was a consortium of 12 universities from the USA led by the University of Hartford, Hartt School of Music. The school's conductor Glen Adsit and percussion Professor Benjamin Toth requested a piece that would be a real challenge for a soloist, showing well the possibilities of marimba as well as of percussion, and also leaving some space to the orchestra and especially to its percussion section to “show up”. Since the solo part has been composed ON the set-up, it really uses all possibilities and colors of the chosen instrumentation in a very effective and hugely virtuosic way. Therefore is also important for the soloist to build his set-up exactly as indicated in order to make all “licks” playable. In a little less than a year later after a commission, a concerto was finished and premiered in Hartford in April 2003.


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Tales is a musical story that is drawn from an oriental Balkan-like mood. Even if the large formal structure of the piece is divided in two main sections, there are many "little tales" in between such as dreamy cadenzas for the marimba and winds and an Egyptian-sounding groove in the tutti passages. After the "oriental: awakening introduction the music moves into a slow dance written for the marimba, which I like to think of as a "Camel-Groove". The dance is developed and leads into a tutti climax, which is broken by a crack of the whip. After a cadenza on marimba and a brief reminiscence of the Camel-dance, the first section ends quietly in the sounds of cymbals reminiscent of deep-water waves.


The second movement is connected attacca and begins with low drums and two tubas. This is immediately supported by a slow uneven rhythm in 5/4 plus 9/8. The percussion grows slowly and adds a touch of mystery. In generally, the second movement is energetic and supported by strong rhythmic pulses, often performed by the whole ensemble in unison. Volcanic-like eruptions start in the percussion section and together with a soloist, lead to a percussion cadenza.


==Awards==
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==Recent Performances==
==Recent Performances==
 
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== Works for Percussion by this Composer ==
== Works for Percussion by this Composer ==
 
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== Additional Resources ==
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== Reference ==


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[[Category: Multiple Percussion Concerto with Wind Ensemble Works]]
[[Category: Multiple Percussion Solo Works]]
[[Category: Wind Ensemble Works]]
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Latest revision as of 11:21, 5 January 2026

Zivkovic, Nebojsa Jovan


General Info

Year: 2003
Duration: 00:16:30
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Nebojša Živković
Cost: Score and Parts $60.00

Movements

Instrumentation

Soloist

Mallets: Marimba(5 octave) & Crotales
Drums: Bass Drum & Piccolo Snare Drum & Bongo & Tom-toms
Accessories: 4 Cymbals & 2 Cowbells & 2 Crashers & 2 Plastic Blocks & Gong Thunder Sheet

Wind Ensemble

Woodwinds

C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II (II doubling Contrabassoon)
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet

Brass

B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Tuba I-II

Percussion

Player I: Timpani
Player II: Crash Cymbals & Flexatone & Tom-Tom & Vibraphone & 3 Wood Blocks
Player III: Tom-tom & Darabuka & Vibraphone & Suspended Cymbal & Piccolo Snare Drum & China Gongs
Player IV: Piccolo Tom-tom & Riq & Tambourine & Flexatone & Glockenspiel & Bass Drum & Bongos
Player V: Frame Drum & Flexatone & Very Low Tom-tom & Woodblocks

Errata

Program Notes

In a spring of 2002 I was commissioned to compose a piece for one percussion soloist and wind ensemble. Commissioner was a consortium of 12 universities from the USA led by the University of Hartford, Hartt School of Music. The school's conductor Glen Adsit and percussion Professor Benjamin Toth requested a piece that would be a real challenge for a soloist, showing well the possibilities of marimba as well as of percussion, and also leaving some space to the orchestra and especially to its percussion section to “show up”. Since the solo part has been composed ON the set-up, it really uses all possibilities and colors of the chosen instrumentation in a very effective and hugely virtuosic way. Therefore is also important for the soloist to build his set-up exactly as indicated in order to make all “licks” playable. In a little less than a year later after a commission, a concerto was finished and premiered in Hartford in April 2003.

Tales is a musical story that is drawn from an oriental Balkan-like mood. Even if the large formal structure of the piece is divided in two main sections, there are many "little tales" in between such as dreamy cadenzas for the marimba and winds and an Egyptian-sounding groove in the tutti passages. After the "oriental: awakening introduction the music moves into a slow dance written for the marimba, which I like to think of as a "Camel-Groove". The dance is developed and leads into a tutti climax, which is broken by a crack of the whip. After a cadenza on marimba and a brief reminiscence of the Camel-dance, the first section ends quietly in the sounds of cymbals reminiscent of deep-water waves.

The second movement is connected attacca and begins with low drums and two tubas. This is immediately supported by a slow uneven rhythm in 5/4 plus 9/8. The percussion grows slowly and adds a touch of mystery. In generally, the second movement is energetic and supported by strong rhythmic pulses, often performed by the whole ensemble in unison. Volcanic-like eruptions start in the percussion section and together with a soloist, lead to a percussion cadenza.

Awards

Commercial Discography

Recent Performances

Works for Percussion by this Composer


Additional Resources



Reference