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Genre: Solo Piano with Percussion Ensemble
# of Players: 7 + Solo Piano
Level: Medium | Duration: 14:00
Publisher: C. Alan Publications | Copyright: 2002
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Evoking the sounds of the spirits, this piece utilizes many unconventional sounds to achieve the desired effects. (i.e. box filled with broken glass, heavy chain) A beautifully haunting piano solo emphasizes the spectral nature of the work.
Genre: Solo Piano with Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 7 + Solo Piano
Level: Medium | Duration: 14:00
Instrumentation
Solo Piano
Percussion 1 (4.3-octave Marimba, small suspended cymbal, high woodblock, cuica)
Percussion 2 (4.3-octave Marimba, claves, medium suspended cymbal)
Percussion 3 (vibraphone, xylophone, temple blocks, medium chain)
Percussion 4 (chimes 4.3-octave Marimba, tam tam, large suspended cymbal, medium cardboard box filled with broken glass, slapstick)
Percussion 5 (glass wind chimes, mark tree, bamboo wind chimes, crotales, bass drum, 5 brake drums, castanets, large suspended cymbal)
Percussion 6 (bell tree, metal plate, key chimes, bells, 5 toms, sanpaper blocks, heavy chain, guiro)
Percussion 7 (5 Timpani, ratcher, low woodblock)
Program Notes
I. The Succubus: A demon of the night who masquerades as a seductive woman beguiling men in their sleep.
II. The Poltergeist: A malevolent spirit whose hauntings are characterized by loud noises, strange lights, rapping sounds, shrieks, and moving objects.