Kroumata
General Info
Year of Published: 2021
Publisher: Edition Svitzer
Difficulty: Advanced
Cost: €60.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Vibraphone (with motor)
Player 2: Vibraphone (with motor)
Player 3: Marimba (4.3 octave)
Player 4: Marimba (5 octave)
Player 5: 4 Timpani
Player 6: Chimes, 4 Tom-Toms, Bass Drum, Tam-Tam (large) and 2 Suspended Cymbals
Description
Growing up in the 80s, my biggest inspiration was the Swedish Percussion Ensemble KROUMATA; six musicians who made a living playing chamber music with percussion. I attended several of their concerts and their interplay, virtuosity and common crescendo and accelerando made a strong impression on me as a young drummer. My first CD with classical percussion was the Kroumata and Keiko Abe. Fantastic recordings of Rain Tree by Tôru Takemitsu and Marimba Spritual by Minoru Miki inspired me to play both pieces myself some years later.
A clear proof of how big KROUMATA were in Sweden during this time was when the Swedish His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf turned 50 in 1996. As a birthday present, he wanted a concert with Stevie Wonder AND KROUMATA.
Today, when I received the commission from Odense Percussion and their artistic leader Søren Monrad, I would like to pay tribute to my childhood idols KROUMATA. In my piece, there are a few quotes from the repertoire that was so strongly associated with KROUMATA, but also contains the energy that was so magical around the concerts with the ensemble.
Recent Performance
Works for Percussion by this Composer
1966 - Mallets
3 Etudes - Marimba
Blue Memories - Marimba
Cattelin - Marimba
December - Marimba (low A)
Over the Moon - Marimba
Stockholm groove II - Marimba