DrakenVuur

Nathan Daughtrey

General Info

Year: 2022
Duration: 00:08:40
Difficulty: Advanced
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Cost: $75.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel & Crotales
Player 2: Glockenspiel & Xylophone
Player 3: Glockenspiel
Player 4: Vibraphone 1
Player 5: Vibraphone 2
Player 6: Vibraphone 3
Player 7: Chimes
Player 8: Marimba 1
Player 9: Marimba 2
Player 10: Marimba 3
Player 11: Marimba 4
Player 12: Marimba 5
Player 13: Timpani
Player 14: Small Ribbon Crasher & Suspended Cymbal & Bongos & Snare Drum & Field Drum & Hi-Hat & Bell Tree
Player 15: Large Ribbon Crasher & China Cymbal & 2 Congas & 4 Concert Tom-toms
Player 16: Tam-Tam (shared) & Multi-Bass Drum & Concert Bass Drum
Player 17: Sizzle Cymbal & Ride Cymbal & China Cymbal & Tam-Tam (shared)
Player 18: Rainstick & Woodblock & 2 Brake Drums
Player 19: 2 Low Concert Tom-toms & Suspended Cymbal
Player 20: 2 Low Concert Tom-toms & Suspended Cymbal
Player 21: Claves & Lion's Roar

Program Notes

Inspired by the Dutch folktale “Wichardsage” (from The Sagas of Veluwe), DrakenVuur tells the story of a deadly fire-breathing dragon that lived under a medlar tree devouring every living creature it encountered. Nearby, Wichard was in love with Margaret and asked her father for her hand in marriage. Her father said he needed to prove himself worthy, so the disappointed, yet determined, Wichard set o  to slay the dragon. As Wichard was defeating the dragon, the creature bellowed a terrible scream that sounded like “Gelre! Gelre!” Wichard rode in victory back to marry Margaret and built a castle on the site of the medlar tree battle and named it “Gelre,” which would later become Gelderland. DrakenVuur was commissioned by Robbert Houtkamp and Cadenza Twello (The Netherlands) to compete in the 2022 World Music Contest.

Recent Performances

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Vibraphone Solo

Encantada
No One is Alone
Penelope
The Place Where Lost Things Go

Marimba Solo

Burned
Mountain Paths
The Giving Tree Variations

Multiple Percussion Solo

Multiple Musings

Mallet Ensemble

• Immortal Dream - Mallet Septet
• Spun - Mallet Octet
• A Yuletide Celebration
• Azul

Small Ensemble

• Almost Beyond
• Blaze - Percussion Septet
• Black Rainbow - Percussion Octet
• Ellipsis - Percussion Octet
• Fever Dream - Percussion Quartet
• Fidget - Percussion Octet
• Lost Souls - Percussion Quintet
• Mercury Rising - Percussion Septet
• Power Struggle - Percussion Octet
• StarDancer - Percussion Octet
• Sunward/Onward - Percussion Nonet

Medium Ensemble

• Adaptation - Percussion (11)
• Chasing Infinity- Percussion Ensemble (13)
• Edge of the World - Percussion Ensemble (10)
• Firefly (Nathan Daughtrey) - Percussion Ensemble (12)
• Jötenheim - Percussion (13)
• Legacies - Percussion Ensemble (10)
• Limerick Daydream - Percussion Ensemble (10)
• Luminescence - Percussion Ensemble (12)
• The Cry - Percussion Ensemble (12)
• The Dreamers of Dreams - Percussion Ensemble (12)
• Till the Stars Come Down - Percussion Ensemble (10)
• Topsy Turvy - Percussion Ensemble (12)
• What Lies Within - Percussion Ensemble (10)

Large Ensemble

• DrakenVuur - Percussion Ensemble 20+
• Luna, Luna - Percussion (15)
• The Heroes Around Us - Percussion (16)

Flexible Ensemble

Aftershock
Drums of Moria
Fallen Stars
Prism Schism
Sea of Tranquility (Full Percussion Ensemble Version)

Percussion Concerto

• Concerto for Vibraphone & Percussion Ensemble
• Halcyon Days
• Irish Washerwoman
• The Foggy Dew
• Water Spirits

Percussion Ensemble with Other Instrument

As Above, So Below - Percussion Ensemble (12) with Piano
Be That of the Wind - Percussion Octet with Wind Quintet
Bounce - Percussion Ensemble (12) with Solo Trumpet
Coming Home - Percussion Quintet with Solo Euphonium
Spitfire II - Percussion Nonet with Solo Euphonium
Twitch - Percussion Ensemble (11) with Solo Clarinet
The Wexford Carol - Percussion Nonet with Solo Soprano Saxophone