Spare Change
General Info
Year of Published: 2010
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Series: The Ignite Series
Difficulty: Elementary
Duration: 00:03:00
Cost: Score and Parts: $29.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Vibraphone (Doubling Glockenspiel)
Player 3: Xylophone
Player 4: [[Marimba(Doubling Xylophone)
Player 5: Marimba
Player 6: 4 Timpani
Player 7: Triangle
Player 8: Agogo Bells
Player 9: Temple Blocks
Player 10: Bongos
Player 11: Snare Drum
Player 12: Bass Drum
Program Notes
Spare Change was written specifically for the C. Alan Publications Ignite Series which features entertaining yet flexible pieces for young percussion ensembles. This piece is based on George Gershwin’s Rhythm Changes, opening with a 4-bar groove introduction, followed by two complete choruses of the standard 32-bar form. The xylophone part features the melodic material with the bells overlaying a harmonically-based descant. The marimba and timpani carry the bass line and chord changes and the percussion parts are reasonably repetitive, allowing the ensemble to lock into a solid underlying groove. The “rhythm section” does get a little feature time, however, at the start of the second chorus.
Recent Performance
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Solo Works
Solo Works with Orchestra
Solo Works with Wind Ensemble
Solo Works with Percussion Ensemble
Percussion Ensemble
DUETS
- All Hands on Deck
- COLORING SHEET
- IN TANDEM
- KLEPTOMANIA
- MINOR PLOT
- MUTUAL INTEREST
- OUTSIDE THE BOX
- SUITE MARIMBA
- THANKS FOR LISTENING
- THIS ONE DAY
TRIOS
- All Hands on Deck
- BASIC GEOMETRY
- BULK TRASH
- CC'D
- CHRISTMAS THREE
- Conversations for Percussion Trio
- DUET TRIO
- Hands Up
- LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
- ROUNDABOUT
- TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA
- Wood, Metal, Skin
- XEROSIS
QUARTETS
- ALL HANDS ON DECK
- CHIPBOARD
- FRAMED
- INSTITUTIONALIZED
- LEAVES FELL PLAYFULLY
- OF HANUKKAH
- PADS IN ISOLATION
- SILHOUETTE
- SMALL BOX
- TIGHT QUARTERS
- TING
- ZEUG
QUINTETS
MEDIUM ENSEMBLE
- 120 DEGREES
- BOY OH BOY
- BUBBLEGUM
- BUMP IN THE NIGHT
- CC'D
- CHA-CHA BLUES
- Deck Park Tunnel
- From This Viewpoint
- Hole In The Wall
- Joy of Every Heart
- The Juggler
- LANCERAN SATU SLENDRO
- Northern Workshop
- O Come, O Come, EMMANUEL
- OF HANUKKAH
- Pliplets
- plusFIVE
- Prime Numbers
- Puzzle Pieces
- Shifting Waves
- SOCA-ING WET
- SOME PEOPLE'S KIDS
- STELLER'S JAY
- Tight Quarters
- Tubz
- UNSETTLED SURFACE
- Ups And Downs
- VENN DIAGRAM
- Villanesca
LARGE ENSEMBLE
- Bump in the Night
- Clouds make Songo Away
- Combo Meal
- Danse Macabre
- Molto Vivace
- Spare Change
- Strawberry Blonde
- Unintended Consequence
- Whatcha Baion?
- Northern Workshop