Agathoclea, op. 24

Mainly a marimba solo, Agathoclea has a brief battery percussion section to add to the excitement of this piece. Dance-like themes run throughout the work and make for a fun piece on your next program.

Genre: Multiple Percussion Solo | # of Players: 1
Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 4:30

Instrumentation
Marimba (5-octave)
Bongos
Cymbal
Bass Drum
Tambourine w/ pedal

Program Notes
Agathoclea was a drum player and a courtesan like her mother “Oenanthe” from Samos Island. She was very beautiful, so Ptolemy the fourth, the Philopater (221-204 B.C.), loved her deeply. Plutarch states Agathoclea in his Erotic 9,735 D.