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    Concerto for Piano & Percussion Ensemble (solo + 8 players)

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    Genre: Solo Piano with Percussion Ensemble
    # of Players: 8 + 1
    Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 25:00
    Publisher: C. Alan Publications | Copyright: 2020

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    • Notes & Instrumentation

      The three movements of Mathew Campbell's Concerto for Piano and Percussion Ensemble were influenced by the neoclassical music of Igor Stravinsky, the impressionistic style of Claude Debussy, and the whimsically serious music of György Ligeti. A true tour-de-force for the soloist, this impressive colorful work is perfect for featuring a guest artist on your next program!

      Genre: Solo Piano with Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 8 + 1
      Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 25:00

      Instrumentation
      Solo Piano/Toy Piano

      Player 1: Glockenspiel
      Player 2: Xylophone, Crotales (high octave), Suspended Cymbal
      Player 3: Vibraphone, Djembe, Suspended Cymbal
      Player 4: Vibraphone, Djembe, Suspended Cymbal
      Player 5: 20" Timpano, Low "F#" Crotale, Marimba (4.5-octave), Suspended Cymbal
      Player 6: Marimba (4.3-octave), Snare Drum, Hi-Hat, 2 Large Toms
      Player 7: Suspended Cymbal, Bongos, Kick Drum, Splash Cymbal, Chimes, Marimba (4.3-octave)
      Player 8: 32" Timpano, Low "E" Crotale, Marimba (5-octave)

      Program Notes
      Concerto for Piano and Percussion Ensemble was composed for Dr. Jacob “Jake” Johnson and the Oklahoma City University Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Prof. Patrick Womack. Each of the three movements are composed with influence by the music of Igor Stravinsky, Claude Debussy, and György Ligeti, respectively. The opening motive musically spells out J-A-K-E. This motive and its transpositions encompasses the entire work to quite literally put the dedicatee’s name on it. Movement I, Allegro ritmico, consists of absolute music influenced by Stravinsky’s neoclassical period. Movement II, for Norman, uses the impressionist style to pay homage to a four-legged friend no-longer with us. Movement III, Scherzando furisoso, starts by quoting the opening of Ligeti’s Musica ricercata and uses influences from Ligeti’s music throughout to create a whimsically serious finale of tonal twelve-tone rows, toy piano cadenzas, and vexing repetitions.

      This work is dedicated Dr. Jacob “Jake” Johnson.

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      • Campbell • Concerto for Piano and Percussion Ensemble

        Concerto for Piano and Percussion Ensemble was composed for Dr. Jake Johnson and the Oklahoma City University Percussion Ensemble to be premiered in Mat Campbell's Graduate Composition Recital on March 6, 2019. The piece pays homage to three influential composers in my musical life and are represented in three movements: I. Stravinsky II. Debussy III. Ligeti This performance took place on April 16, 2019 during the Oklahoma City University Percussion Ensemble Spring Concert with the composer conducting. To purchase this piece, visit https://c-alanpublications.com/concerto-piano-campbell/ Website: https://www.matcampbell.com Socials: https://www.solo.to/matcampbell Video credit: Melissa Keithley

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      1. Percussive Notes New Literature Review

        “Concerto for Piano & Percussion Ensemble” was written for and premiered by Oklahoma City University’s Dr. Jacob Johnson. Each of the three movements is an homage to a different composer: Igor Stravinsky, Claude Debussy, and György Ligeti. The musical genesis for the work is a four-note figure utilizing the composer’s musical alphabet to spell “J-A-K-E” (for Jacob Johnson). The first movement is active and energetic, with fragmented figures interacting across the ensemble and a written cadenza with instructions for the performer to perform as written or create one. The second movement begins serenely, with a chorale texture presented in the keyboard instruments. Moments are reminiscent of David Gillingham’s “Concerto for Piano and Percussion Ensemble,” particularly the vibraphone and piano duet early in the second movement; however, Debussy’s harmonic influence becomes more apparent as the movement progresses. A rhythmic ostinato drives the third movement, with a relentless progression toward a cadenza for the toy piano. Much of the musical material in the final movement is darkly playful, paving the way for the toy piano’s introduction to feel organic.

        Mathew Campbell has created a work that uses the piano and the percussion ensemble to great effect. This piece is substantial, though it seems conceivable that either outer movement could be excerpted. The ensemble difficulty is not prohibitive for a high school group, as long as the performers are engaging the material with musical maturity.

        Jamie Wind Whitmarsh
        Percussive Notes
        Vol. 59, No. 3, June 2021         on Jun 30th 2022

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