Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra

Paul Creston

General Info

Year: 1940
Duration: c.
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: SchirmerG
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Movements

I.
II.
III.

Instrumentation

Marimba

Orchestra: 2.1.1.0/2 horns, timpani, strings (piano reduction)

Program Notes

commission: Frederique Petrides; premiere: 29 April 1940, Orchestra Classique, F. Petrides, conductor, Ruth Stuber Jeanne, soloist (2nd movement of Concertino arranged for marimba with organ titled: Meditation)

Review

This very challenging work written in 1940, one of the few concerti written for marimba, is now available in print. Its duration is approximately 15 minutes. The orchestral parts are available on rental from the publisher. The work is in three movements, with the first and third movements offering fine technical two mallet work, and the second movement containing excellent lyric writing for four mallets. The piano accompaniment. being a reduction of the orchestral score, will require an accomplished accompanist to handle its rhythmic and chordal difficulties. - PAS Staff, October 1963

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Ceremonial – Percussion Septet; Piano
Concertino for Marimba and Band, op.21B – Marimba; Band
Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra – Marimba; Orchestra
Meditation – Marimba; Organ