Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra op. 11
duration: I. Scherzo 8:00 II. Romanza 9:00Instrumentation
I. 3(pic,afl)3(ca)2(SAT:ATB)2+cbn/4331/timp.4 perc/hp.pf(cel)/solo mba/str
II. 2(pic:pic,afl)2(ca)1asax2/2110/timp.perc/hp.pf(cel)/solo vib/str
Description: dramatic showcase for solo mallets. Each movement can function as an independent concert piece. The first movement is for five octave marimba and large orchestra. It is multi metered in alternating bars of 3/4 and 3/8 and features an accompanied cadenza which culminates in a frenzied improv passage. The Romanza, for solo vibraphone and reduced orchestra, is a lush and melodic homage to Samuel Barber. The solo vibraphone weaves its way in and out of chamber ensemble combinations with solos in the orchestra. The first and last sounds of the solo are a slow bowed melody.
The scherzo was first performed in concert on February 22, 1997 in the New England Conservatory’s Brown Hall in Boston by percussionist Jeremy Friedman and members of the NEC Symphony Orchestra. The audio excerpts are from a reading by the NEC Symphony Orchestra with Jeremy Friedman, percussion and Steven Lipset, conductor.
Arrangements Romanza for orchestra |
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Published Separately Scherzo for five octave marimba and orchestraRomanza for vibraphone and chamber orchestra |
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