Concerto for Piano and Percussion Orchestra
General Info
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 00:17:00
Cost: $75.00
Instrumentation
Solo
Percussion Ensemble
Player 1: Timpani
Player 2: Crotales & Glockenspiel & Xylophone
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Marimba
Player 5: Marimba
Player 6: Marimba
Player 7: Marimba
Player 8: Suspended Cymbal & Crash Cymbals & Chimes & Triangle & Tuned Gong (A) & Tambourine & ConcertBass Drum
Player 9: Hi Hat & 3 Concert Tom-toms & Marching Bass Drum & Snare Drum & Field Drum & Suspended Cymbal
Description
Concerto for Piano and Percussion Orchestra by David Gillingham is a 9 player percussion ensemble with a piano feature. It is split up into three distinct movements, though all are intense in their own right. This piece has quick meter changes, complicated rhythms and intense dynamic demands for all players involved. The pianist must be chosen carefully because the part is quite technically difficult. If executed properly, this piece is quite grandiose and intensely beautiful. Written with the virtuoso in mind, this piano concerto is perfect for the modern ensemble. The first movement exudes an urgency scored in the rhythms and harmonies throughout, while the second movement, Elegy, reflects on the memory of a friend. The final movement barrels along with spirit and drive, utilizing mixed meter and a full compliment of percussion to bring you to the breathtaking conclusion.
Recent Performance
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Solo
Concerto
Concertino (Gillingham) - Percussion Quartet; Wind Ensemble
Concerto for Percussion Ensemble (Gillingham) - Percussion Ensemble (13); Piano
Concerto No. 1 for Marimba (Gillingham)
Concerto No. 2 for Marimba (Gillingham)
Concerto for Piano and Percussion Orchestra - Percussion Ensemble
Small Ensemble
Angels of the Apocalypse - Percussion Octet
Gate to Heaven: Journey of the Soul - Marimba; Percussion Octet
Normandy Beach 1944 - Percussion Sextet
Point of Reckoning - Percussion Nonet
Sacrificial Rite - Percussion Quintet
Whirlwind - Percussion Octet
Large Ensemble
Babylon - Percussion Ensemble
Liturgical Music - Percussion 13
Paschal Dances - Percussion Ensemble (12); Piano
Spencer Variants - Percussion 15
Stained Glass - Percussion Ensemble (11); Piano
With Other Instruments
Five Fantasies of Natural Origin - Marimba; Flute
Quintessence (Gillingham) - Multiple Percussion; Brass Quintet; Wind Ensemble
Return to Innocence - Percussion Septet; Choir
Spiritual Dances - Percussion Quartet; Oboe (Clarinet)
Supercell - Percussion Ensemble; Alto Saxophone; Piano
Triplex - Percussion Sextet; Brass Ensemble