The Big Bob Special

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Alex Orfaly


General Info

Year: 2008
Duration: c. 5:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C. Alan
Cost: Score and Parts - $36.00   |   Score Only - $0.00


Movements

Instrumentation

Solo

Xylophone & Glockenspiel

Ensemble

Player 1: Vibraphone
Player 2: Marimba
Player 3: Marimba
Player 4: Marimba

Program Notes

The Big Bob Special is a rag for solo xylophone/glockenspiel and percussion quartet. The tempo sets a brisk pace for the performance of this work. Intricate xylophone runs will make this an interesting work for most keyboard percussionists.

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Solo

The Big Bob Special - Xylophone, Mallet Quartet
Copper Wire - Timpani, Electronics
Fanfares No. 1 and No. 2 for Timpani - Timpani
Five Intermediate Pieces for Timpani - Timpani
Improvvisato Contrasto - Timpani
Mean Man's March - Xylophone, Mallet Quintet
Prelude 1.5 for Timpani - Timpani
Rhapsody No. 1 for Timpani - Timpani, Percussion Trio
Rhapsody No. 2 for Timpani - Timpani

Ensemble

A Christmas Overture - Percussion 15
Big Bob's Return - Xylophone Duet, Mallet Quartet
Divertissement - Timpani, Percussion Quartet
Structure Set - Percussion Sextet
Tanc Szervusz - Xylophone Duet, Mallet Quintet



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