Ilijas

Zivkovic, Nebojsa Jovan

General Info

Year: 1996
Duration: c. 6:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Gretel
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Marimba

Program Notes

Review

Written for solo marimba, "Ilijas" is an engaging composition that begins and ends with unmetered cadenza-like passages and harmonies that conjure up images of a cymbalon playing music in a Hungarian vein. These frame a contrasting middle section that incorporates rhythms in 5/8, 7/8, 9/8, 11/8, 13/8, and 15/8 meters reminiscent of the folk-inspired rhythms one encounters in the music of Béla Bartók. This tuneful work requires a marimba with a low E-flat and the attention of a mature performer. Most of the writing features a right-hand melody with left-hand accompaniment and a melodic line cast in octaves. Feats of coordination, such as playing the right hand in a steady tempo while the left hand plays in a free, rubato style will challenge a good college marimbist. The rewards of a successful performance of this very approachable piece, however, should make the time and effort required to overcome its difficulties worthwhile. - John R. Rausch, December 1998

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Xylophone Solo

Der kleine Paganini

Vibraphone Solo

Suomineito

Marimba Solo

ANBA (tanz der kleinen schwarzen Hexe)
Andante for Uta
Bayerscher Ländler
Drei Phantastische Lieder (Three Fantastic Songs)
Drei Unverbindliche Stücke (3 Unforgettable Pieces)
Ein Liebeslied?
Fluctus, op.16
Il canto dei gondolieri
Ilijas
Les Violons Morts
Macedonia
Song for Simone
Tensio, op.11
Ultimatum 1
Valse Serbe für Marimba und Klavier
Walzer for Herbert

Timpani Solo

Cadenza für 5 timpani

Multiple Percussion Solo

"Generally spoken it's nothing by rhythm"
Castle of the Mad King
Collateral Damage
CTPAX: STRAH, op.12
Quasi Una Sonata

Drumset Solo

Das Innere des Schweigens - Drum Set; with tape; Voice; Actors

With Other Instruments

Born to Beat Wild - Bass Drum; Trumpet
In Erinnerungen Schwebend - Vibraphone; Flutes (3)
Sta Vidis - Marimba; Male Chorus
To the Gods of Rhythm - Djembe; Voice

Concertos

Concerto No. 1 per marimbafono e orchestra - Marimba; Orchestra
Concerto No. 2 per marimbafono e orchestra - Marimba; Orchestra
Percussion Concerto No. 1, Opus 28 (Concerto of the Mad Queen) - Multiple Percussion; Orchestra
Percussion Concerto No. 2, Opus 33 - Multiple Percussion; Orchestra
Pezzo Da Concerto No. 1 - Snare Drum
Tales from the Center of the Earth - Multiple Percussion; Wind Ensemble

Ensemble

Die Arten Des Wassers - Percussion Duo; Pianos (2)
Lamento e Danza Barbara - Marimba; Percussion Trio
Quintetto per cinque solisti - Marimba Quartet; Percussion
Sandy - 3 Players
Sex in the Kitchen - 2 Players
Tak-Nara, Op.36 - 4 Players
Trio per Uno - 3 Players
Ultimatum II - 2 Players
Uneven Souls (Sta vidis II), op. 22 - Marimba; Percussion Trio
Zwischen Tag und Nacht - 6 Players