The Celtic Xylophone, Book 1

Nathan Daughtrey

General Info

Mallet Ensemble version

Year: 2006
Level: Advanced
Instrumentation: Solo Xylophone with Marimba Trio
Publisher: C. Alan Publication
Cost: $36.00
Duration: 7:00

Piano Reduction version

Year: 2010
Level: Grade 8
Instrumentation: Solo Xylophone with Piano
Publisher: C. Alan Publication
Cost: $18.00
Duration: 7:00

Overview

The Celtic Xylophone, Book 1 is a collection of Irish tunes for solo xylophone and marimba trio. The arrangements are meant to be virtuosic showpieces for the xylophone and will work perfectly on solo recitals and percussion ensemble concerts.

Content

• Irish Washerwoman
• Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)
• The Absent-Minded Woman

Instrumentation

Mallet Ensemble version

• Solo Xylophone (3.5-octave)
• Marimba 1 (4-octave)
• Marimba 2 (4-octave)
• Marimba 3 (5-octave)

Remarks:Marimba 1 & 3 may perform on the same instrument. All are 2-mallet parts.

Piano Reduction version

• Solo Xylophone (3.5-octave)
• Piano

Works for Percussion by this Author

Vibraphone Solo

Encantada
No One is Alone
Penelope
The Place Where Lost Things Go

Marimba Solo

Burned
Mountain Paths
The Giving Tree Variations

Multiple Percussion Solo

Multiple Musings

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

• 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)

Flexible Ensemble

• Aftershock
  
• Drums of Moria
  
• Fallen Stars
  
• Sea of Tranquility (Full Percussion Ensemble Version)
  
• StarDancer

Indeterminate Instrumentation

Prism Schism

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
Be That of the Wind - Percussion Octet with Wind Quintet
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