Stealing the Sandblade

Matt Moore

General Info

Year of Published: 2023
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 00:03:40
Cost: $40.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel & Crotales (+ bass bow)
Player 2: Xylophone
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Chimes
Player 5: Marimba
Player 6: Marimba
Player 7: 4 Timpani
Player 8: Drum Set
Player 9: Bongos
Player 10: China Cymbal (yarn mallets, SD sticks, bass bow, scraping implement)
Player 11: Suspended Cymbal & Ride Cymbal (yarn mallets, SD sticks, scraping implement)
Player 12: Concert Bass Drum & Egg Shaker & Tam-Tam (BD beaters, scraping implement)

Program Notes

Commissioned by Joon Choe and Aubrey ISD for the opening of their new performing arts center, Stealing the Sandblade aims to channel the energy of action/spy films into an intermediate percussion ensemble setting. The piece takes the listener through the story arc: the explosive opening scene, planning the mission, setting off across the desert, the surprise enemy attack, recovering in the desert oasis, a renewed determination to face the challenge, finally snatching the ancient relic, and barely escaping back to safety!

Works for Percussion by this Composer

Solo

Downshift - Snare Drum
More of Us - Marimba
Music for Vibraphone and Electronica - Vibraphone, Electronics
PixelPop - Marimba
Quad Damage - Solo Tenor Drums
Sad Marimba & Mysterious Marimba - Marimba
Spicy Jam - Marimba
Surface - Marimba
Uma Para Ela - Marimba

Ensemble

​Aquarium (Saint-Saens) - Percussion Sextet
​Christmas Time is Here (Guaraldi) - Percussion Sextet
Cohesion - Percussion Duo
Critical Mass - Percussion Ensemble 12
Enchantment - Percussion Quintet
Imminent Launch - Percussion Quintet
OnRush - Percussion Quintet
Rocket Science - Percussion Sextet
Rogue Agent - Percussion Sextet
Seeing the World - Marimba Quartet
Stealing the Sandblade - Marimba Quartet
Symphony No. 5: Scherzo (Prokofiev) - Percussion Ensemble 12
Three Paintings for Marimba and Snare Drum - Percussion Duo
Together (Moore) - Marimba Quartet
Under Attack! - Percussion Quintet
Vector - Percussion Octet, Keyboards, Electronics
You Can Can-Can Too (Offenbach) - Percussion Octet