Concerto for Marimba and Percussion Ensemble (Adams)
General Info
Year: 2006 / 2015
Duration: 00:09:50
Difficulty: Advanced
Publisher: Keyboard Percussion Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $69.00
Instrumentation
Soloist
Percussion Ensemble
Player 1: Vibraphone & Snare Drum & Triangle & Maracas
Player 2: Xylophone & Roto-Toms & 3 Suspended Cymbal & Guiro
Player 3: Chimes & Bass Drum (Small) & Bowl Gongs & Claves
Player 4: Glockenspiel & Bass Drum & Temple Blocks & Tam-Tam (Small)
Player 5: Timpani & Wind Chimes (Metal) & Woodblock & Agogo Bells
Player 6: Tom-toms & Log Drum & Tam-Tam (Large) & Cowbell
Program Notes
Commissioned by Robert McCormick and premiered on March 6, 2006, this concerto is based on thematic materials in both the solo and ensemble part that are transformed through polyrhythmic textures, changing meters, shifting rhythmic subdivisions and imitative counterpoint.