Spitfire II

Nathan Daughtrey

General Info

Year: 2013
Duration: 00:07:30
Difficulty: Advanced
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Cost: $40.00

Instrumentation

Soloist

Euphonium

Ensemble

Player 1: Glockenspiel & Crotales
Player 2: Chimes
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Marimba 1
Player 5: Marimba 2
Player 6: Timpani & Sizzle Cymbal & Triangle & Mark Tree
Player 7: Snare Drum & 4 Concert Tom-toms & Log Drum (4 different pitches) & Ride Cymbal & Suspended Cymbal
Player 8: Kick Bass Drum & Concert Bass Drum & Tam-tam
Player 9: 2 small one shot Shakers & Claves & Suspended Cymbal

Program Notes

Spitfire II is a tour-de-force work for solo euphonium and percussion ensemble that takes your breath away from the first flourish of 16th notes and doesn't let go until the final note. Caution: Not for the feint of heart.

Premiere Details

Date: 28th October 2013
Soloist: Dr. Brian Meixner
Ensemble: High Point University Percussion Ensemble
Conductor: Nathan Daughtrey

Recent Performances

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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

• Concerto for Vibraphone & Percussion Ensemble
• Halcyon Days
• Irish Washerwoman
• The Foggy Dew
• Water Spirits

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
  

Books for Percussion by this Composer

Marimba

The Yuletide Marimbist (Book 1)
The Yuletide Marimbist (Book 2)
The Sacred Marimbist (Volume 2)

Xylophone

The Celtic Xylophone, Book 1
The Celtic Xylophone, Book 2
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