Concerto for Percussion & Orchestra (Farr)

Gareth Farr

General Info

Year of Publication: 1994
Pages: 74
Cost: $20.68

Description

The Concerto for Percussion & Orchestra, for four percussion soloists, is in two main movements, with a Prelude and Interlude for the orchestra alone. The Prelude introduces the main theme of the work – heard in the orchestral timpani part – from which much of the rest of the concerto is melodically derived.

Instrumentation

Solo

Player 1: 2 Bongos & 3 Tom-Toms & Snare Drum & Log Drum & Taiko Drum & Suspended Cymbal & China Crash Cymbal
Player 2: 2 Bongos & 3 Tom-Toms & Snare Drum & Log Drum & Taiko Drum & Suspended Cymbal & China Crash Cymbal
Player 3: Log Drum & Taiko Drum & Marimba
Player 4: Log Drum & Taiko Drum & Marimba

Orchestra

Woodwinds

Piccolo
2 Flutes
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets in Bb
2 [[Bassoon]s

Brass

4 French Horns
3 Trumpets
2 Trombones
Bass Trombone
Tuba

Percussion

Timpani
Player 1: Crash Cymbal & Suspended Cymbal & Tam-tam & Roto-tom (6") & Tom-Tom (High & Medium) & Glockenspiel
Player 2: Suspended Cymbal (Medium) & Triangle & Roto-tom (8") & Tom-Tom (High & Medium) & Snare Drum & Chimes
Player 3: Tambourine & Suspended Cymbal (Large) & Tam-tam & Conga & 2 Bass Drum (Concert & Marching)

Keyboard

Piano
Celeasta

Strings

Violins
Violas
Cellos
Double Bass
Harp

Recent Performance

Performed by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra with Strike Percussion (Murray Hickman, Hannah Neman, Tim Whitta and Thomas Friggens)