Not far from here (Percussion Ensemble Version)
General Info
Year of Published: 2013
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 00:04:00
Cost: $28.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Crotales
Player 2: Glockenspiel
Player 3: Vibraphone 1
Player 4: Vibraphone 2
Player 5: Marimba 1
Player 6: Marimba 2
Player 7: Marimba 3
Player 8: Marimba 4
Program Notes
The percussion ensemble version of Not far from here by Blake Tyson is a beautiful and thoughtful work, solely for pitched percussion instruments, that was written as an aural reflection of the idea that when somebody passes from our lives they still live with us in spirit. Composed as a chorale, the real challenge in each part is making everything sound warm and lush on instruments that have a hard time creating long, smooth lines. A lot of musicality will be required out of each player.
Recent Performance
Works for Percussion by this Composer
A Ceiling Full of Stars – Percussion Ensemble (8 players)
A cricket sang and set the sun – Marimba
Anubis – Marimba
Cloud Forest – Marimba with Percussion Quartet
Firefish – Marimba
Inside the Shining Stone – multiple Percussion
Lost Mountain Sunrise – Marimba
Moonrise – Percussion Ensemble (7 players)
Not far from here – Marimba
Ursa Conculium - Multiple Percussion; Trombone
Vagabond of Light – percussion trio
Vertical River – duet for Marimba and vibraphone
The Wind That Turns the World – Marimba with Percussion Quartet