Topsy Turvy
General Info
Year: 2011
Duration: 00:02:40
Difficulty: Elementary
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Series: The IGNITE Series
Cost: $28.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Glockenspiel (may double Vibraphone)
Player 2: Xylophone (may double Marimba)
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Marimba
Player 5: Timpani
Player 6: Snare Drum & Woodblock (may double with Bongos)
Player 7: Tom-toms & Suspended Cymbal (may double with Temple Blocks)
Player 8: Bass Drum & Acme Whistle
Player 9: Duck Call
Player 10: Train Whistle
Program Notes
Topsy Turvy was written for the C. Alan Publications Ignite Series, which features entertaining yet flexible pieces for young percussion ensembles. It is meant to conjure up all of the fun one might experience at the circus.
Performance Notes
- If the Glockenspiel are doubled with Vibraphone, do not use the Optional Vibraphone part.
- If the Xylophone part is doubled with Marimba, it is fine to use the Optional Marimba part. Both parts are playable on one 4-octave instrument.
- The extra “Toys” part has been extracted from the Toys in the Glockenspiel and Xylophone parts and the Police Whistle in the Bass Drum part. Therefore, if you use an extra player or two to cover these “Toys,” do not duplicate in the other parts.
- You might even consider putting these extra “Toy” players in front of the ensemble as a fun visual effect in the performance.
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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
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