Sonatina for Percussion Ensemble
General Info
Year of Published: 2017
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 00:08:00
Cost: $60.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Glockenspiel, Vibraphone [shared], Crotales [shared]
Player 2: Xylophone, Vibraphone [shared], Crotales [shared]
Player 3: Vibraphone 1
Player 4: Vibraphone 2
Player 5: Marimba 1
Player 6: Marimba 2
Player 7: Marimba 3
Player 8: Marimba 4
Player 9: Timpani
Player 10: Suspended Cymbal, Triangle, Snare Drum
Player 11: Splash Cymbal, Ride Cymbal, 5 Concert Tom Toms, Crash Cymbals, Tam-tam, Snare Drum
Player 12: Bass Drum, Wind Gong, Mark Tree, Temple Blocks
Program Notes
Sonatina is a piece combining classical elements with non-traditional harmony and modes. The three-movement work uses a slow introduction and sonata form for the first movement, a theme and variations for the second, and a scherzo for the closing movement. It uses the lydian-mixolydian mode throughout the work, but the listener can still hear echoes of traditional harmony between each section.
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Aequilibrium - Percussion Quintet
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Electric Cathedral - Mallet Station & Percussion Quartet
Into the Void - Percussion Quartet & Choir
Sentinel - Percussion 14 & Concert Band
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Tour de Force - Percussion 12