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[[Carl Nielsen]]

==Movement==
Movement 1: Maine Woods (Henry David Thoreau's Retreat) 
Movement 2: Key West (Hemingway's Home) 
Movement 3: Big Sur (John Steinbeck's Backdrop) 
Movement 4: Mount Desolation (Jack Kerouac's Quiet Place) 

==Instrumentation==
===Solo===
[[Marimba]]
===Orchestra===
Woodwinds: [[Piccolo]] & [[Flute]] 1/2 & [[Oboe]] 1/2 & [[English Horn]] & [[Soprano Clarinet]] & [[Clarinet]] 1/2 & [[Bass Clarinet]] & [[Bassoon]] 1/2 & [[Contrabassoon]] 
Brass: [[French Horn]] 1/2/3/4 & [[Trumpet]] 1/2/3 & [[Trombone]] 1/2/3 & [[Tuba]] 
Percussion: [[Timpani]] & [[Bass Drum]] & [[Hand Cymbals]] & [[Suspended Cymbal]] & [[Gong]] & [[Triangle]] 
String: [[Violin]] & [[Viola]] & [[Cello]] & [[Double Bass]] 

==Program Notes==
This work is a series of tone poems, featuring marimba and orchestra that depicts American locales as presented by notable American authors. I employed a neo-tonal compositional approach to portray these musical scenes.

==Works for Percussion by this Composer==
{{Nielsen, Carl Works}}

==Reference==

[[Category: Marimba Concerto Works]]
[[Category: Marimba Concerto with Orchestra Works]]

Four Corners: Concerto for Marimba - Revision history

Ruby Ng: Created page with "Carl Nielsen ==Movement== Movement 1: Maine Woods (Henry David Thoreau's Retreat) Movement 2: Key West (Hemingway's Home) Movement 3: Big Sur (John Steinbeck'..."

Ruby Ng: Created page with "Carl Nielsen ==Movement== Movement 1: Maine Woods (Henry David Thoreau's Retreat)
Movement 2: Key West (Hemingway's Home)
Movement 3: Big Sur (John Steinbeck'..."