Symphony for Percussion

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Composer Name

Henry Brant

General Info

Year: 1952
Duration: 00:28:45
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel & Vibraphone & Snare Drum
Player 2: Vibraphone & Tubular bell
Player 3: Vibraphone & Maracas
Player 4: Xylophone & gooseneck lamp
Player 5: Xylophone & Wood block
Player 6: Xylophone & Finger Cymbals
Player 7: 5 Timpani & plate scraper
Player 8: 5 Timpani & Jew's harp
Player 9: 5 Timpani & screen scraper
Player 10: 3 Suspended cymbals & Maraca & skillets(4) & 4 Concert tom-toms & bicycle bell & Vibraphone
Player 11: Fire bells(4) & Snare Drum & Temple Blocks & Glockenspiel
Player 12: Gongs(4), tambourine, sandpaper blocks, suspended cymbals(5), screen scraper, saw bowl,
Player 13: Hand Cymbals & Vibraphone
Player 14: Hand Cymbals & Snare Drum & Temple Blocks & Gourd & Plate scraper & Timpani & Bass Drum
Player 15: Celesta & eight skillets hung on wall or rack
Player 16: Xylophone & Bass Drum & Cowbells & Hi-hat & Tambourine & 4 Dinner bells & 2 gongs

Program Notes

premiere: 13 March 1956, Urbana, Illinois, University of Illinois Percussion Ensemble, Paul Price, conductor

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