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Berserker (Solo Marimba + Percussion Quintet)
Genre: Solo Marimba with Percussion Quintet
# of Players: 6
Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 9:15
Publisher: C. Alan Publications | Copyright: 2020
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$48.00
Item #:
26640
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Notes & Instrumentation
Berserker is an aggressive and heavy work written for advanced solo marimba and accompanied by a supporting ensemble of 5 percussionists. While not directly programmatic, the atmosphere, title, and challenge to the soloist are reflective of Japanese artist Kentaro Miura’s critically acclaimed graphic manga series "Berserk."
Genre: Solo Marimba with Percussion Quintet | # of Players: 6
Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 9:15
Instrumentation
Solo Marimba (5-octave)
Percussion 1: Bells, Brake Drum, Bongos
Percussion 2: Vibraphone, Large Suspended Cymbal, Castanets
Percussion 3: Marimba (4.3-octave), Medium Woodblock, Low Tom
Percussion 4: Impact/Kick Drum, 3 Concert Toms, Snare Drum, Bell Tree, Hi-Hat, Suspended Cymbal
Percussion 5: Concert Bass Drum, Large Tam-Tam, Large Djembe (mounted), Suspended Cymbal
Program Notes
Berserker is an aggressive and heavy work written for advanced solo marimba and accompanied by a supporting ensemble of 5 percussionists. While not directly programmatic, the atmosphere, title, and challenge to the soloist are reflective of Japanese artist Kentaro Miura’s critically acclaimed graphic manga series "Berserk."Berserker was commissioned by Mineola High School in Mineola, TX for their showcase performance at the 2020 Texas Music Educators Association National Convention in San Antonio, TX, featuring marimbist Dr. Brian Zator as the premiere soloist.
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Percussive Notes New Literature Review
This work for percussion ensemble and advanced solo marimba was commissioned by Mineola High School in Texas for their showcase performance at the 2020 TMEA national convention in San Antonio, which featured marimbist Dr. Brian Zator as the premiere soloist. This piece is an “aggressive and heavy work” for solo marimba and is supported by five ensemble performers. It includes intriguing melodic and rhythmic content for the entire ensemble.
About the work, the composer states, “While not directly programmatic, the atmosphere, title, and challenge to the soloist are reflective of Japanese artist Kentaro Miura’s critically acclaimed graphic manga series, Berserk.”
“Berserker” is perfect for a variety of well-developed percussion programs at the high school and collegiate level. While the solo marimba and the ensemble parts both feature a variety of changing time signatures, the marimba solo is the only part that consistently includes sixteenth notes. The ensemble notation relies on common, clear percussion notations (rudiments, rolls, shaped noteheads, etc.), with which students at the mentioned levels will be familiar. It will, however, require dedication and rehearsal skills to achieve the level of performance required. I recommend this piece as an opener or closer on a concert; either way, it is sure to excite the audience!
Cassie Bunting
PERCUSSIVE NOTES
VOL. 59, NO. 3, JUNE 2021 Cassie Bunting on Jun 29th 2022
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