Snowfall
General Info
Year of Published: 2011
Publisher: Eric Peel Music
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 00:04:15
Cost: $40.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Vibraphone
Player 2: Chimes
Player 3: Crotales
Player 4: Glockenspiel
Player 5: Glockenspiel
Player 6: Xylophone
Player 7: Xylophone
Player 8: Marimba
Player 9: Marimba
Player 10: Marimba
Player 11: Sleigh Bell
Player 12: Triangle & Suspended Cymbal
Player 13: Wind Chimes & Concert Bass Drum
Description
The entire piece is a palindrome, or a word or idea that can be read the same exact way backwards as it is read regularly. A snowstorm starts with just one snowflake, builds into a powerful blizzard, has its ups and downs throughout, then leaves with a single last snowflake. Bowed vibes in the very beginning express the excitement of snowfall coming. The dynamics of the piece make the gusts and flurries of snowfall audible. Rhythmically similar but melodically different 8th-note mallet runs harmonize beautifully. Players must work together to get through the storm.
Recent Performance
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Solo
Consumed by the Universe - Vibraphone
Gimnopedie No. 1 (Vibraphone Solo Version) - Vibraphone
On a Hike - Marimba
Pavane for a Dead Princess - Marimba
Duet
Quartet
Small Ensemble
Dusk to Dawn - Percussion Nonet
Gimnopedie No. 1 (Percussion Octet Version) - Percussion Octet
Metallic Lullaby - Mallet Quintet
Metabolism - Mallet Sextet
Large Ensemble
Altitude Wellness - Percussion (20+)
Beached - Percussion 10
Clockwork (Peel) - Percussion (20+)
Escaping a Nightmare - Percussion (10)
Fruits and Veggies - Percussion (15)
Snowfall - Percussion (13)
There's Always a Bigger Demon - Percussion (13)
Set in Sand - Percussion (19)