Wanderlust

Chad Heiny

General Info

Year: 2022
Duration: c.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Publisher: Tapspace Publications
Cost: Score and Parts - $39.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Vibraphone
Player 3: Marimba 1
Player 4: Marimba 2
Player 5: Drumset & Egg Shaker
Player 6: Conga & Cajon & Bongos
Player 7: Rain Stick & Mark Tree & Sizzle Cymbal & Triangles & Tam-tam & Cabasa & Crash Cymbal
Player 8: Voice (Optional)

Program Notes

Wanderlust is defined as "a strong desire to travel," but composer Chad Heiny aims to go deeper with this piece. He writes: "I appreciate wanderlust as a meandering of the mind that takes place (hopefully) for all of us a little each day. It's where dreams come from, as well as goals, ideas, etc... the good stuff."

Chad Heiny crafts this sense of wonderment through a soundscape that features several unique elements. Improvised solo opportunities are provided with the intent of allowing the performers to "roam" as they play. Other optional elements for groups to explore include a voice line, steel pan doubling for featured players, and a live looping section within a marimba part. The drumset and percussion players are encouraged to embellish grooves to taste. This work is an adventurous expression of discovery, technically appropriate for an intermediate-level ensemble. Ideal for recitals or contests!

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Solos

Auroras
Chemical Songs (Volume 1)
Chemical Songs (Volume 2)
Mementos

Percussion Ensembles

Beacons of Light - Percussion Ensemble
Bad Juju - Percussion Octet
Canon Fodder - Percussion Quartet
Coming of Age - Solo Marimba and Percussion Quartet
Elements - Marimba Duo
Epoch - Percussion Sextet
Hydra - Percussion Octet
Panthera Pardus - Percussion Ensemble
Perched - Drumset & Multiple Percussion
Thundersnow
Treespeak - Percussion (13)
Tribe
Two Preludes - Mallet Sextet
Undisclosed - Percussion Nonet
Wanderlust - Percussion Septet