Arena (Solo)

Tobias Broström

see also: Arena – Percussion Concerto No. 1

General Info

Year: 2004
Duration: c. 11:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Svitzer
Cost: Score and Parts - €30.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Drums: Piccolo Snare Drum & 4 Tom-Toms & Bass Drum & 4 Octobans & 2 Bongos
Cymbals: Suspended Cymbal & Hi-Hat & Opera Gong & Splash Cymbal & Tam Tam
Accessories: 5 Woodblocks & Cowbell & Thunder Metal Tounge & 2 Metal Pipes

Program Notes

The piece does not include the complete solo percussion part and has, in some aspects, been rewritten to work as a solo. The name Arena derives from the fact that during a performance of the concerto version, the soloist walks between percussion set-ups located at various positions on stage.

In the concerto version, three set-ups are used: at the back centre of the stage is the large multi-percussion set-up (this is the one used in the solo version, which includes 26 pitchless instruments); in the front to the right of the conductor is a small set-up consisting of belltree, dubaci, waterphone etc.; and to the left of the conductor is a five octave marimba. Arena – Percussion Concerto No.1 begins and ends its 27-minute journey at the set-up at the back of the stage. The duration of the solo version is approx. 10-11 minutes.

Arena - Solo Version was premiered by Johan Bridger at Kulturhuset in Stockholm on 18 November, 2004.

Recent Performances

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

6&8 - Snare Drum
Ancient Music - Marimba; Saxophone
Arena – Percussion Concerto No. 1 - Multiple Percussion; Orchestra
Arena (Solo) - Multiple Percussion
Bridging the World - Percussion Trio
Dream Variations - Multiple Percussion; Trumpet
Faces - Marimba; Percussion Quartet; Piano
Meditiation for Clarinet and Marimba - Marimba; Clarinet
Nordic Peace - Percussion Quartet
Ombra - Percussion Quartet
Phantasmagoria - Marimba
Rumble of the Drum - Snare Drum
Samsara (Brostrom) - Marimba; Violin; Orchestra
Scene for Vibraphone - Vibraphone
Scene for Violin and Marimba - Marimba, Violin
Schattenspiel - Marimba/Vibraphone; Piano
Skuggspel - Percussion Duo, Mallet Duo
Stellar Horizons - Percussion Octet/Sextet
Theatron - Percussion Duo; Orchestra
The Alchemist - Percussion Quintet
Twilight - Marimba Quartet/Marimba Duo/Marimba Sextet