Ariel
General Info
Difficulty: Intermediate Duration: 00:04:30 Price: $30.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Marimba 1
Player 2: Marimba 2
Player 3: Marimba 3
Player 4: Glockenspiel 1
Player 5: Glockenspiel 2
Player 6: Vibraphone
Player 7: Groove instrument (cajon, Bass Drum / Snare Drum / Hi Hat or something similar)
Description
Ariel (2017) was commissioned by Creekwood Middle School Percussion Ensemble for their 2017 Midwest Clinic performance, under the direction of my friend, Ariel Gammons. Mrs. Gammons, along with her students, are part of a new wave of percussionists whose interest in music is equal parts traditional and "millennial." With Ariel, I composed a piece that reflects this dichotomy, combining traditional percussion ensemble instruments with electro-dance style beats. I hope Ariel can reflect the coexistence of millennials and their generational predecessors, both musically and otherwise.
Recent Performance
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Solo
Crossed Wires - Multiple Percussion
Electric Thoughts - Marimba
Feeling Better - Marimba
Forgiveness - Vibraphone
Hear Stroke - Drum Set
Immigrant Song - Marimba
Legerdemain - Multiple Percussion
Memento – Marimba
Spur - Snare Drum
Strive to be Happy - Marimba
Sweet Science - Multiple Percussion
This Too Shall Pass... - Vibraphone
Mallet Ensemble
2+1 – Marimba Duo
Almaty - Mallet Octet
Bloom – Marimba Quartet
Catching Shadows (marimba duo version) – Marimba Duo
Into the Air – Marimba Duo
Watercolor Sun - Marimba Quartet - Shared 4.3 Octave Marimba
Chamber Percussion Ensemble
Ariel - 7 Players
Catching Shadows (percussion sextet version) – 6 Players
Flow (Trevino) - 4 Players
Lucky Nashville - 2 Players
Pajarito - 8 Players
Shared Space - 9 Players
Six (Trevino) – 6 Players - Mallets
Space Junk - 4 Players
Thank You - 9 Players
Large Percussion Ensemble Works
Make a Joyful Noise - 14 Players
With Us Always - 11 Players
Flexible Percussion Ensemble Works
PUNX - 6-7 Players
Time is Relative - 8-11 Players
With Other Instruments
3 Riffs - Timpani , Cello Trio
A Spiral Made of Wires - Electric Guitar; Percussion Sextet
Glimmer – Percussion Duo, Cello, Piano
So Happy I Could Dance- Oboe; Marimba
Skylarkers – Marimba, Cello quintet, Chamber Ensemble