Reach
General Info
Year of Published: 2024
Publisher: Tapspace
Difficulty: Elementary
Duration: 00:02:00
Cost: $35.00
Description
Reach by John Herndon follows suit with his earlier compositions Begin Transmission and Again and is expertly tailored for new percussionists and/or programs that are new to percussion ensembles. It is scored primarily for pitched instruments as well as snare drum, bass drum, and auxiliary percussion. Playable with as few as two players on a single marimba to as many as 11 or more, John Herndon offers a host of suggested player configurations based on available personnel and instrumentation, making the piece extremely adaptable to any program.
Instrumentation
Part 1: Glockenspiel
Part 2: Chimes
Part 3: Xylophone
Part 4: Vibraphone
Part 5: Marimba 1
Part 6: Marimba 2
Part 7: Timpani
Part 8: Snare Drum
Part 9: Bass Drum
Part 10: Hand Cymbals & Triangle
Program Notes
Reach was crafted specifically for new percussionists and programs that are new to percussion ensemble. To that end, I worked carefully to make the musical content accessible and the ensemble requirements flexible. The parts all fall into one of the three categories:
1. Melody (Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Marimba 1): This part contains quarter and eighth notes rhythms only and mostly stepwise melodic motion. There are lots of repeated phrases with time to prepare for variations.
2. Harmony (Chimes, Vibraphone, Marimba 2, Timpani): This part contains whole, half, quarter and eighth notes rhythms and mostly repeated pitchs establishing harmony. There are lots of time to prepare for pitch leaps.
3. Percussion (Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Hand Cymbals, Triangle
Instrumentation Options
Reach can be performed with as few as two percussionists and may be expanded to accommodate ensembles of practically any size. Here are several options for how it may be performed:
- 2 Players: Marimba 1 and Marimba 2
- 4 Players: Chimes, Glockenspiel, Xylophone and Timpani
- 6 Players: Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Marimba 1 and Marimba 2 and Timpani
- 7 Players: Chimes, Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Timpani, Snare Drum, Bass Drum and Percussion
- 8 Players: Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Marimba 1, Timpani, Snare Drum, Bass Drum and Percussion
- 9 Players: All parts except Chimes
- 10 Players: All parts
- 11+ Players: All parts and begin doubling as instrumentation allows
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Solo Percussion
Great and Small - Mallet Percussion, optional audio accompaniment.
Percussion Ensemble
Again (Herndon) - Percussion Ensemble 12 players
Begin Transmission - Percussion Ensemble 13 players
Guac is Extra - Percussion Quartet
Jalopy - Percussion Octet
Mutiny! - Percussion Ensemble 12 players
Rivers Sun - Percussion Ensemble 12 players
Sic Semper Draconis - Percussion Ensemble 12 players
Standard Candles - Percussion Sextet
Flexible Percussion
Close Your Eyes and Dream - 6 to 8+ players
Flotsam & Jetsam - 4+ players
Reach - 2 to 11+ Players
Toboggan - 10+ Players