Diptych No. 2
General Info
Year of Published: 1979
Publisher: OU Percussion Press
Duration: 00:08:30
Difficulty: Advanced
UPC: 804069000038
Cost: £30.00
Movement
Fast and Rhythmic First Movement
Slow and Lyrical Second Movement
Instrumentation
Soloist
Ensemble
Player 1: Glockenspiel & Temple Blocks
Player 2: Chimes
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Piano & Celesta
Player 5: Timpani
Player 6: Triangle & Suspended Cymbal (High, Medium, Large)
Player 7: Concert Snare Drum & Piccolo Snare Drum & Field Drum & Finger Cymbals
Player 8: 2 Tom-tom (Low) & Bass Drum
Descriptions
This piece features a solo marimba and eight percussionists. The first movement is fast and incredibly rhythmic with a conversation of rhythms going back and forth between the solo marimba and percussion ensemble (with emphasis on the snare drum part). The movement goes on to merge the two sides together is various unison rhythms until the solo marimba eventually emerges as the melodic leader.
The second movement follows the typical musical plan is much slower and much more lyrical, giving the soloist the opportunity to really perform.
To perform this excellent ensemble requires an experienced soloist and eight trained percussionists that can blend the sound with one another while keeping the overall balance under the solo marimba. Diptych No. 2 is an exciting work and an excellent addition to any collegiate percussion ensemble concert.
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Marimba Solo Works
Andante and Allegro – Piano; Marimba
Astral Dance – Marimba
Elegy – Marimba
Etudes for Marimba, Book III – Marimba
Five Etudes for Marimba, Book 1 – Marimba
Five Etudes for Marimba, Book 2 – Marimba
Four Episodes – Marimba
Nocturnes, op.36 – Marimba
Ode for Marimba – Marimba
Reverie – Marimba
Rivers of Wood – Marimba; Piano
Rumble Strips – Marimba
Sedimental Structures – Marimba
Triptych – Percussion Duet; Marimba
Two Mexican Dances – Marimba
Wood That Sings – Marimba
Percussion Ensemble Works
Desperate Attitudes – Percussion (11)
Eisenhower's Rondo – Percussion Quartet; Flute; Viola
Emerald Romp - Percussion Trio
Incoming – Percussion Duet; Marimba; Drumset
Laruci in the Sky – Percussion Duet; Marimba
Look Forward With Your Feet
Outgoing - Percussion Quartet; Piano
Outgoing 2 - Percussion 12
Prolific Platitudes - Percussion Quartet
Sarah's Dance
Seeking Pacific Waters - Percussion Sextet
Something To Do With Grace - Marimba & Percussion Octet
Three Movements for Marimba and Wind Ensemble – Marimba; Wind Ensemble
Marimba Ensemble Works
Endless Mountains Wooden
New York Triptych
Dream-Awakening and Dance
Sinfonietta
Wailing Song
Diptych Series
Diptych No. 1 – Multiple Percussion
Diptych No. 2 – Percussion Ensemble
Diptych No. 3 – Percussion Duet; Marimba
Diptych No. 4 – Percussion Duet; Marimba
Duo Series
Duo (Dance Song) – Marimba; Saxophone
Duo (Dance Song) – Marimba; Trumpet
Duo (Dance Song) – Marimba; Bassoon
Duo Concertante – Percussion Duet; Wind Ensemble