Topsy Turvy

Nathan Daughtrey

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.

Recent Performances

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

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
• 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)

Flexible Ensemble

Aftershock
Drums of Moria
Fallen Stars
Prism Schism
Sea of Tranquility (Full Percussion Ensemble Version)

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