First Transformation
General Info
Year: 2015
Duration:
Difficulty: Intermediate to Advanced
Publisher: Rhythmscape Publishing Australia
Cost: $46.69
Instrumentation
Player 1: Vibraphone
Player 2: Xylophone & Chimes & Tam-tam
Player 3: Glockenspiel & Chimes & Marimba
Player 4: Marimba
Player 5: 4 Concert Tom-toms
Player 6: Congas
Player 7: Timpani
Program Notes
This work is an ecstatic, energetic and engaging composition for percussion ensemble. Drumming sections link with uplifting chorales which all comes together in a stirring finale bringing all the forces of the ensemble to the fore
Review
Percussive Arts Society (USA) ‘Percussive Notes’ review (Terry O’Mahoney)
"...In addition to being enjoyable to hear, “First Transformation” is also an excellent work for teaching different musical textures and tempo changes to intermediate players."
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Vibraphone Solo
Drum Kit Solo
Associative Grooves
Carter's Dream for Solo Drum Kit and Backing Track
Eight Pieces for Drum Kit and Piano
Three Red for Solo Drum Kit
Percussion Ensemble
Bang (Volume 3) - Percussion Quartet
Bang (Volume 4) - Percussion Quartet
SEVEN - Percussion 12
Elysium (Hughes) - Percussion Sextet
FIRE - Percussion Quartet
First Transformation - Percussion Septet
Four Trios for Untuned Percussion - Percussion Trio
FUSE - Percussion Quartet
Midnight for Percussion Ensemble - Percussion Octet
Nimrod from the Enigma Variations - Percussion Sextet
Skye Dance - Percussion Sextet
Symphony of Palms - Percussion Septet
Reflex - Fanfare Prelude - Mallet Trio
Urban Phase - Percussion Septet
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