Sosso-Bala
General Info
Publisher: Norsk Musikforlag
Difficulty: Intermediate to Advanced
ISMN: 979-0-0651-2143-7
Cost: Parts Only - $71.00 | Score Only - $47.25
Instrumentation
Player 1: Marimba
Player 2: Marimba
Player 3: Marimba & Bongos
Player 4: Vibraphone
Player 5: Vibraphone & Splash Cymbal & Chinese Cymbal & Little Shaker
Player 6: Marimba
Player 7: Marimba
Player 8: Marimba & Vibraslap & Agogo & Conga
Description
Sosso-Bala by Emmanuel Sejourne was commissioned by the Ju-Percussion Group. It received its world premiere 22 March 2007 in Taiwan. The marimba parts are designed to be played by mulitple players on the same instruments (Two 5.0 octave marimba are required) which creates a very interesting visual and musical effect.
Recent Performance
The Concordia Percussion Ensemble & Marimba Choir
Tennessee Tech School of Music Percussion Ensemble
Michigan State University Percussion Ensemble
The Concordia Marimba Choir under direction of David P. Eyler
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Percussion Concerto
Concerto for Marimba and Strings
Concerto N° 2 pour Marimba et Harmonie
America’s Cup Concerto for multi-percussion and full orchestra
Carmina 86
Concerto pour Vibraphone and Percussion Ensemble
Concerto pour 3 Percussions and Wind Orchestra
Concerto pour Percussion solo and Wind Orchestra
Concerto for Vibes & Strings
Concerto Fuoco for Marimba / Percussion & Brass-band
Magellan Concerto for Percussion & Strings
Double Concerto for Vibes, Marimba & Orchestra
Double Concerto for Vibes, Marimba & Percussion Ensemble
Percussion Ensemble
Sosso-Bala
Suite pour Marimba et Quatuor de percussions
Departure
Famim
Famim II
Losa
Martian Tribes
African Songs Trio
African Songs Duo