Anitra’s Dance (Blume)

General Info

Composer: Edvard Grieg
Arranger: Brian Blume
Publisher: Tapspace
Copyright: 2013
Level: Intermediate
Duration: 00:03:15
Cost: $40.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Xylophone & Bell Tree
Player 3: Vibraphone 1
Player 4: Vibraphone 2
Player 5: Marimba 1
Player 6: Marimba 2
Player 7: Marimba 3
Player 8: Chimes
Player 9: Timpani
Player 10: Suspended Cymbal & Triangle
Player 11: Finger Cymbals & Wind Chimes & Ride Cymbal & Bass Drum
Player 12: Suspended Cymbal & Bass Drum
Player 13: Double Bass

Description

Composed by Edvard Grieg, Anitra’s Dance is preceded by In the Hall of the Mountain King in the famous Peer Gynt Suite. Originally scored for strings and triangle, and with a great deal of pizzicato playing in the strings, it allowed for a fairly seamlessly transfer to the idiom of percussion ensemble. The timbral palette is expanded by the addition of several nonpitched percussion instruments, and some of the melodic material has been enhanced by arpeggiated harmonies and rapid scalar passages, particularly in the marimba voice. The result is a lovely classical adaptation by Brian Blume that can serve as a quiet programming contrast.