Spitfire II

General Info

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

Instrumentation

Soloist

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

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Recent Performances

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Mallet Ensemble

Immortal Dream - Mallet Septet
Spun - Mallet Octet
A Yuletide Celebration
Azul

Small Ensemble

Almost Beyond
Blaze - Percussion Septet
Black Rainbow - Percussion Octet
Ellipsis - Percussion Octet
Fever Dream - Percussion Quartet
Fidget - Percussion Octet
Lost Souls - Percussion Quintet
Mercury Rising - Percussion Septet
Power Struggle - Percussion Octet
StarDancer - Percussion Octet
Sunward/Onward - Percussion Nonet

Medium Ensemble

Adaptation - Percussion (11)
Chasing Infinity- Percussion Ensemble (13)
Edge of the World - Percussion Ensemble (10)
Firefly (Nathan Daughtrey) - Percussion Ensemble (12)
Jötenheim - Percussion (13)
Legacies - Percussion Ensemble (10)
Limerick Daydream - Percussion Ensemble (10)
Luminescence - Percussion Ensemble (12)
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)

Large Ensemble

DrakenVuur - Percussion Ensemble 20+
Luna, Luna - Percussion (15)
The Heroes Around Us - Percussion (16)

Percussion Concerto

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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