Vociferation

Jack Stamp

General Info

Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 00:06:00
Cost: $65.00

Instrumentation

Player 1 : Glockenspiel & Crotales
Player 2 : Xylophone
Player 3 : Chimes
Player 4 : Vibraphone
Player 5 : Vibraphone
Player 6 : Marimba
Player 7 : Marimba
Player 8 : Marimba
Player 9 : Cowbell (Small) & Mark Tree & Suspended Cymbal & Wood Block (Small) & Snare Drum (Small)
Player 10 : 2 Brake Drum (Small, Large) & Snare Drum & Wood Block (Large) & Temple Block (Large) & Tambourine & Tom Tom
Player 11 : Triangle & 2 Tom Toms & Claves & Hi-Hat
Player 12 : 5 Timpani (20" & 23" & 26" & 29" & 32")

Description

Vociferation by Jack Stamp is a 12 player percussion ensemble that was on the UIL Prescribed Music List. This piece is dedicated to Dr. Gary Olmstead who for 37 years was the only percussion professor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. There is lots of syncopation and rhythms that go over the bar line. There are fugues galore throughout the piece, as well as abundant mallet changes. The first section of the piece switches between unnerving minimalism and thick, frenzied melody. The battery and timpani then briefly take over, ending the section in a burst of sharp sounds. With the primal scream let out, the piece turns serene with soft harmonies and light timbres in the mallet instruments. The fast minimalistic rhythms then return in the battery, and the piece ends the way it began.

Works for Percussion by this Composer

Daybreak – Percussion Quartet; Double Bass; Marimba Ensemble
Concertino for Solo Percussion and Band - Multiple Percussion; Wind Ensemble
Journey Past the Unicorn – Vibraphone; Voice
The "O" Zone – Percussion (12+)
Vociferation – Percussion (12+)