Luminescence

General Info

Year of Composed: 2018
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Duration: 00:04:30
Difficulty: Intermediate
Commissioner: Monroe Township Middle School, Yale Snyder & Zachary Morolda
Cost: $40.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel & Xylophone
Player 2: Vibraphone* & Marimba
Player 3: Chimes & Xylophone
Player 4: Marimba & Vibraphone*
Player 5: Marimba & Vibraphone*
Player 6: 4 Timpani
Player 7: Snare Drums & Triangles & Crash Cymbal
Player 8: 4 Concert Tom-toms & Wind Chimess & Crash Cymbal
Player 9: Hi-Hats & Suspended Cymbal
Player 10: Concert Bass Drums & Tam-Tam
Player 11: Tambourines & Egg Shaker
Player 12: Woodblock (Medium) & Cowbell

Only one Vibraphone is required

Program Notes

The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) and Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) – the ethereal display of colored lights shimmering across the night sky – are the result of electrons colliding with the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere. Luminescence is my musical interpretation of this beautiful natural phenomenon. Luminescence was commissioned by the Monroe Township Middle School Percussion Ensemble, directed by Yale Snyder, and Zachary Morolda, District Supervisor of the Department for the Applied Arts and Career Technology for the Monroe Township School District (NJ).

Recent Performance

Works for Percussion by this Composer

Mallet Ensemble

Immortal Dream - Mallet Septet
Spun - Mallet Octet

Percussion Ensemble

A Yuletide Celebration
Adaptation
Almost Beyond
Azul
Black Rainbow
Blaze
Chasing Infinity- Percussion Ensemble (13)
DrakenVuur - Percussion Ensemble 20+
Edge of the World - Percussion Ensemble (10)
Ellipsis
Fever Dream
Fidget
Firefly (Nathan Daughtrey) - Percussion Ensemble (12)
Jötenheim - Percussion (13)
Legacies - Percussion Ensemble (10)
Limerick Daydream - Percussion Ensemble (10)
Lost Souls - Percussion Quintet
Luminescence - Percussion Ensemble (12)
Mercury Rising - Percussion Septet
Power Struggle - Percussion Octet
StarDancer - Percussion Octet
Sunward/Onward - Percussion Nonet
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)

Percussion Concerto

Percussion Ensemble with Other Instrument

As Above, So Below - Percussion Ensemble (12) with Piano
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

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