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Grade: |
4+ |
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Personnel: |
10
players |
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Duration: |
2
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Price: |
$35.00 |
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Gustav
Holst
Mercury
from "The
Planets"
arranged for percussion ensemble by
James Ancona
In
Ancona's arrangement of Mercury from Holst's
masterpiece"The Planets," the percussion ensemble re-creates
the playful and rhythmic character of the original orchestration.
Originally
performed in 1996 in Star of Indiana's "Brass Theatre,"
"Mercury" is a harmonically complex piece yet very listenable
at the same time. It requires ten players and relies on clever,
integrated scoring to achieve its overall sound. Fun for performers,
and accessible to audiences.
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Instrumentation:
2
Glockenspiels, 2 Xylophones, 2 Vibraphones, 2 Marimbas (low
A), 5 Timpani. Small suspended cymbal, 2 Triangles.
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