Houston Strokes
General Info
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 00:14:00
Cost: $80.00
Instrumentation
Player I: Glockenspiel & Crotales & 3 Suspended Cymbals & Congas
Player II: Xylophone, 2 Small Triangles, Bells
Player III: Xylophone, Sandpaper Blocks
Player IV: Vibraphone
Player V: Vibraphone
Player VI: Marimba, Triangle, Suspended Cymbal
Player VII: Marimba, Triangle
Player VIII: Marimba, Chinese Cymbal, Triangle
Player IX: Marimba, Sizzle Cymbal, Triangle
Player X: Marimba, 2 Prayer Stones, Triangle
Player XI: 4 Tom-Toms, Triangle, Suspended Cymbal, Tam-Tam, Rain Stick, Crotales, Chimes, Bongos
Player XII: 5 Timpani, 2 Djembes, Suspended Cymbal
Description
Houston Strokes by Donald Grantham was commissioned by the Percussion Ensemble of the Moores School of Music of the University of Houston, Blake Wilkins, director. The result was a challenging 4-movement work containing fast and fiery outer movements, a reflective and lyric second movement, and a third movement that is a gentle nocturne. In all the movements, the emphasis is on the keyboard percussion instruments.
Works for Percussion by this Composer
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